So we want to give the Lord all the gold jewelry we took from the Midianites. It's our gift to him for watching over us and our troops.”
Find out how many grown men there are in Israel and require each of them to pay me to keep him safe from danger while you are counting them.
I will offer you a sacrifice to show how grateful I am, and I will pray.
What must I give you, Lord, for being so good to me?
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
Life is in the blood, and I have given you the blood of animals to sacrifice in place of your own.
Men and women came willingly and gave all kinds of gold jewelry such as pins, earrings, rings, and necklaces.
and said, “Sir, we have counted our troops, and not one soldier is missing.
Moses and Eleazar accepted the jewelry from the commanders,