Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Numbers 31:27-40 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

27. Then divide these things between the soldiers who went to war and the rest of the Israelites.

28. Take part of these things from the soldiers who went to war. That part will belong to the Lord. His share is one from every 500 items. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, and sheep.

29. Take that share from the soldiers’ half of the things they took in war. Then give these things to Eleazar the priest. That part will belong to the Lord.

30. And then, from the people’s half, take one thing for every 50 items. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or any other animal. Give that share to the Levites, because they take care of the Lord’S Holy Tent.”

31. So Moses and Eleazar did what the Lord commanded Moses.

32. The soldiers had taken 675,000 sheep,

33. 72,000 cattle,

34. 61,000 donkeys,

35. and 32,000 women. (These are only the women who had not had sexual relations with any man.)

36. The soldiers who went to war got 337,500 sheep.

37. They gave 675 sheep to the Lord.

38. The soldiers got 36,000 cattle. They gave 72 cattle to the Lord.

39. The soldiers got 30,500 donkeys. They gave 61 donkeys to the Lord.

40. The soldiers got 16,000 women. They gave 32 women to the Lord.