47. From this share Moses took one out of every fifty prisoners and animals, and as the Lord had commanded, gave them to the Levites who were in charge of the Lord's Tent.
48. Then the officers who had commanded the army went to Moses
49. and reported, “Sir, we have counted the soldiers under our command and not one of them is missing.
50. So we are bringing the gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces that each of us has taken. We offer them to the Lord as a payment for our lives, so that he will protect us.”
51. Moses and Eleazar received the gold, all of which was in the form of ornaments.
52. The total contribution of the officers weighed nearly 200 kilogrammes.
53. Those who were not officers kept the loot they had taken.
54. So Moses and Eleazar took the gold to the Tent, so that the Lord would protect the people of Israel.