40. and from the 16,000 people,the tribute to the Lord was 32 people.
41. Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as a contribution for the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
42. From the Israelites’ half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,
43. the community’s half was:337,500 sheep and goats,
44. 36,000 cattle,
45. 30,500 donkeys,
46. and 16,000 people.
47. Moses took one out of every 50, selected from the people and the livestock of the Israelites’ half. He gave them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded him.