Numbers 31
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Avenge the wrongs of the children of Israel on the Madianites, and afterwards thou shalt be added to thy people.
3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian.
And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some of you, and set yourselves in array before the Lord against Madian, to inflict vengeance on Madian from the Lord.
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
Send a thousand of each tribe from all the tribes of the children of Israel to set themselves in array.
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a thousand of [each] tribe, twelve thousands; [these were] armed for war.
6 And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
And Moses sent them away a thousand of every tribe with their forces, and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: and the holy instruments, and the signal trumpets [were] in their hands.
7 And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
And they set themselves in array against Madian, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain; Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
And they slew the kings of Madian together with their slain [subjects]; even Evi and Rocon, and Sur, and Ur, and Roboc, five kings of Madian; and they slew with the sword Balaam the son of Beor with their [other] slain.
9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
And they made a prey of the women of Madian, and their store, and their cattle, and all their possessions: and they spoiled their forces.
10 And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
And they burnt with fire all their cities in the places of their habitation and they burnt their villages with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
And they took all their plunder, and all their spoils, both man and beast.
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
And they brought to Moses and to Eleazar the priest, and to all the children of Israel, the captives, and the spoils, and the plunder, to the camp to Araboth Moab, which is at Jordan by Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the rulers of the synagogue went forth out of the camp to meet them.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, which came from the service of the war.
And Moses was angry with the captains of the host, the heads of thousands and the heads of hundreds who came from the battle-array.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
And Moses said to them, Why have ye saved every female alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD.
For they were [the occasion] to the children of Israel by the word of Balaam of their revolting and despising the word of the Lord, because of Phogor; and there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Now then slay every male in all the spoil, slay every woman, who has known the lying with man.
18 But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
And as for all the captivity of women, who have not known the lying with man, save ye them alive.
19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.
And ye shall encamp outside the [great] camp seven days; every one who has slain and who touches a dead body, shall be purified on the third day, and ye and your captivity [shall purify yourselves] on the seventh day.
20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ [hair], and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.
And ye shall purify every garment and every leathern utensil, and all furniture of goat skin, and every wooden vessel.
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded Moses:
And Eleazar the priest said to the men of the host that came from the battle-array, This [is] the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded Moses.
22 howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Beside the gold, and the silver, and the brass, and the iron, and lead, and tin,
23 every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.
every thing that shall pass through the fire shall so be clean, nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of sanctification; and whatsoever will not pass through the fire shall pass through water.
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
And on the seventh day ye shall wash your garments, and be clean; and afterwards ye shall come into the camp.
25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of the congregation:
Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of the congregation.
27 and divide the prey into two parts; between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation:
And ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors that went out to battle, and the whole congregation.
28 and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
And ye shall take a tribute for the Lord from the warriors that went out to battle; one soul out of five hundred, from the men, and from the cattle, even from the oxen, and from the sheep, and from the asses; and ye shall take from their half.
29 take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’S heave offering.
And thou shalt give [them] to Eleazar the priest [as] the first-fruits of the Lord.
30 And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, [even] of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
And from the half belonging to the children of Israel thou shalt take one in fifty from the men, and from the oxen, and from the sheep, and from the asses, and from all the cattle; and thou shalt give them to the Levites that keep the charges in the tabernacle of the Lord.
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
And that which remained of the spoil which the warriors took, was—of the sheep, six hundred and seventy-five thousand:
33 and threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
and oxen, seventy-two thousand:
34 and threescore and one thousand asses,
and asses, sixty-one thousand.
35 and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.
And persons of women who had not known lying with man, all the souls, thirty-two thousand.
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
And the half, [even] the portion of them that went out to war, from the number of the sheep, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
37 and the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
And the tribute to the Lord from the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.
38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.
And the oxen, six and thirty thousand, and the tribute to the Lord seventy-two.
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.
And asses, thirty thousand and five hundred, and the tribute to the Lord, sixty-one:
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.
and the persons, sixteen thousand, and the tribute of them to the Lord, thirty-two souls.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And Moses gave the tribute to the Lord, the heave-offering of God, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses;
42 And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,
from the half belonging to the children of Israel, whom Moses separated from the men of war.
43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
And the half [taken] from the sheep, belonging to the congregation, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
44 and thirty and six thousand beeves,
And the oxen, thirty-six thousand;
45 and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,
asses, thirty thousand and five hundred;
46 and sixteen thousand persons; )
and persons, sixteen thousand.
47 even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And Moses took of the half belonging to the children of Israel the fiftieth part, of men and of cattle, and he gave them to the Levites who keep the charges of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 And the officers which were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
And all those who were appointed to be officers of thousands of the host, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, approached Moses, and said to Moses,
49 and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war with us, and not one is missing.
50 And we have brought the LORD’S oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.
And we have brought our gift to the Lord, [every] man who has found an article of gold, whether an armlet, or a chain, or a ring, or a bracelet, or a clasp for hair, to make atonement for us before the Lord.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, even every wrought article.
52 And all the gold of the heave offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
And all the wrought gold, even the offering that they offered to the Lord, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty shekels from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds.
53 ([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
For the men of war took plunder every one for himself.
54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and brought the vessels into the tabernacle of witness, a memorial of the children of Israel before the Lord.
