31:40 And {n} the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute [was] thirty and two persons.
(n) Meaning, of the maids, or virgins who had not slept with a man.
31:25-47 Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.
