31:54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders40 of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial41 for the Israelites before the Lord.
tn The Hebrew text does not repeat the word “commanders” here, but it is implied.
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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.