Numbers 31:51

51 Moses and the priest Eleazar accepted the beautiful gold articles from the army officers.

Numbers 31:51 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:51

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them
For it seems the several things before mentioned were all of gold:

even all wrought jewels;
or "vessels of work" ^F8 or wrought vessels, or instruments, "chains, bracelets" which were all of gold, and curiously wrought.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (hvem ylk) "vas operis", Montanus.

Numbers 31:51 In-Context

49 All of them said to Moses, "We have counted the soldiers under our command. Not a single one is missing.

50 "So we've brought an offering to the Lord. We've brought the gold articles each of us took in the battle. We've also brought armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. We've brought them to pay for our sin in the sight of the Lord."

51 Moses and the priest Eleazar accepted the beautiful gold articles from the army officers.

52 The gold that was received from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds weighed 420 pounds. Moses and Eleazar offered all of it as a gift to the Lord.

53 Each soldier had taken things from the battle for himself.