Numbers 31:25-47

²⁵ God said to Moses, ²⁶ "I want you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders in the community to count the captives, people and animals. ²⁷ Split the plunder between the soldiers who fought the battle and the rest of the congregation. ²⁸ "Then tax the booty that goes to the soldiers at the rate of one life out of five hundred, whether humans, cattle, donkeys, or sheep. ²⁹ It's a God-tax taken from their half-share to be turned over to Eleazar the priest on behalf of God. ³⁰ Tax the congregation's half-share at the rate of one life out of fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, or other animals. Give this to the Levites who are in charge of the care of God's Dwelling." ³¹ Moses and Eleazar followed through with what God had commanded Moses. ³² The rest of the plunder taken by the army: 675,000 sheep ³³ 72,000 cattle ³⁴ 61,000 donkeys ³⁵ 32,000 women who were virgins ³⁶ The half-share for those who had fought in the war: ³⁷ with a tax of 675 for God ³⁸ 36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God ³⁹ 30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God ⁴⁰ 16,000 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 The other half-share for the Israelite community that Moses set apart from what was given to the men who fought the war was: ⁴³ 337,500 sheep ⁴⁴ 36,000 cattle ⁴⁵ 30,500 donkeys ⁴⁶ 16,000 people ⁴⁷ From the half-share going to the People of Israel, Moses, just as God had instructed him, picked one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites, who were in charge of maintaining God's Dwelling.