25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26 “Take the count of the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the chief of the fathers of the assembly.
27 And divide the prey into two parts between those that took the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and between all the assembly.
28 And levy a tribute to the Lord from the fighting men of Israel who went out to battle: one person out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen, and of the donkeys, and of the sheep;
29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord.
30 Of the half of the children of Israel, you will take one portion of fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites, who keep the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord.”
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.