12. They brought the captives, plunder and spoils to Moses, Eleazar the kohen and to the assembly of Bnei-Yisrael at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho.
13. Moses, Eleazar the kohen, and all the princes of the community went to meet them outside the camp.
14. But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, those returning from the campaign of the war.
15. Moses said to them, “You let all the women live?
16. Why, they are the ones—because of Balaam’s advice—who caused Bnei-Yisrael to be unfaithful to Adonai in the matter of Peor, so that the plague was on the community of Adonai!
17. So now, kill all the boys and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man.
18. But save for yourselves every girl who has not been intimate with a man.
19. “Any of you who has killed anyone or touched the body of anyone who has been killed must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves, on the third and seventh days—you and your captives.
20. Also purify every item of clothing as well as every item made of leather or wood.”
21. Eleazar said to the men of the army who had gone to war, “This is the regulation of the Torah Adonai gave to Moses:
22. The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead,
23. and anything able to pass through fire is to be put through the fire and will then be clean. It is also to be purified with the water of cleansing. Anything that cannot stand the fire is to be put through the water.
24. You are to wash your clothes also on the seventh day. You will then be clean and may then come into the camp.”
25. Adonai said to Moses saying,
26. “Count the total spoil from the captive people and animals—you, Eleazar the kohen and the princes of the fathers of the community.
27. You are to divide the spoil between those fighting in the war, taking part in the battle, and the rest of the community.
28. You are also to set apart from the men of war going into battle tribute to Adonai, one item from every 500, whether persons, cattle, donkeys or flock.
29. From their half share, take and give it to Eleazar the kohen as Adonai’s part.
30. From the half of Bnei-Yisrael, you are to take one in 50, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, flock, or any other animals, and give them to the Levites, those charged with the care of Adonai’s Tabernacle.”
31. So Moses and Eleazar the kohen did just as Adonai commanded Moses.
32. The remaining plunder taken by the people of the army was 675,000 sheep,