Numbers 31:31
31:31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:54
31:54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders 1 of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial 2 for the Israelites before the Lord.
1 tn The Hebrew text does not repeat the word “commanders” here, but it is implied.
2 tn The purpose of the offering was to remind the Lord to remember Israel. But it would also be an encouragement for Israel as they remembered the great victory.