KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, including all the crafted jewelry.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses and the priest collected all the gold and jewelry that was offered to them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the aftermath of Israel's battle against the Midianites, where the military commanders brought gold jewelry and ornaments as an offering to the Lord. The gold represented a portion of the spoils of war that was being dedicated to God through Moses and Eleazar the priest. This was part of the religious protocol for handling war spoils in ancient Israel.
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