3-4. Moses addressed the people: “Recruit men for a campaign against Midian, to exact God’s vengeance on Midian, a thousand from each tribe of Israel to go to war.”
31. Moses and Eleazar followed through with what God had commanded Moses.
32-35. The rest of the plunder taken by the army:675,000 sheep72,000 cattle61,000 donkeys32,000 women who were virgins
36-40. The half-share for those who had fought in the war:337,500 sheep, with a tax of 675 for God36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God
41. Moses turned the tax over to Eleazar the priest as God’s part, following God’s instructions to Moses.
42-46. The other half-share for the Israelite community that Moses set apart from what was given to the men who fought the war was:337,500 sheep36,000 cattle30,500 donkeys16,000 people