Numbers 31:50
We have therefore brought an oblation unto the Lord, each what he hath gotten of vessels of gold, chains, and bracelets, finger-rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
51And Moses with Elazar the priest took the gold from them, all kinds of wrought articles.
Cross References
Exodus 30:15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than the half of a shekel, as a tribute unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.
Psalms 107:15They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
Psalms 116:12What shall I give in return unto the Lord for all his bounties toward me?
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:49-54
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord , what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord . 51 And Moses and Eleazar the… Read the whole commentary →