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And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took for a spoil all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods;

but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.

And thou shalt levy a tribute for Jehovah of the men of war who went out to the army, one soul of five hundred of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the small cattle.

Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah.

and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five;

and the oxen were thirty-six thousand, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, seventy-two;

and the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one;

and the human persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the tribute for Jehovah was thirty-two persons.

So we present the offering of Jehovah, that which each one hath found, jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.

the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;

and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.

If the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob! for they have not wholly followed me;

save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed Jehovah.

And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward.

And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,