51 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold-all the crafted articles.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all that fine-crafted jewelry.
51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.
51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders-all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 31:51
Commentary on Numbers 31:48-54
(Read Numbers 31:48-54)
The success of the Israelites had been very remarkable, so small a company overcoming such multitudes, but it was still more wonderful that not one was slain or missing. They presented the gold they found among the spoils, as an offering to the Lord. Thus they confessed, that instead of claiming a reward for their service, they needed forgiveness of much that had been amiss, and desired to be thankful for the preservation of their lives, which might justly have been taken away.