Bamidbar 31:46-48

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁴⁶ And sixteen thousand nefesh adam);

⁴⁷ Even of the Bnei Yisroel’s half, Moshe took one portion of fifty, both of adam and of behemah, and gave them unto the Levi’im, who were shomrei mishmeret Mishkan Hashem; just as Hashem commanded Moshe.

⁴⁸ And the pekudim (officers) which were over thousands of the tzava (army), the sarim of thousands, and sarim of hundreds, came near unto Moshe;