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Vengeance on Midian
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Conquest of the Midianites
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
“On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”
So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.
So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD’s war of revenge against Midian.
You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.”
From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.”
So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle.
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge.
They warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male.
They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.
They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
All five of the Midianite kings — Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba — died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods.
Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder.
All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,
They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived.
and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast.
After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals,
Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.
And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live?
“Why have you let all the women live?” he demanded.
Behold, these, on Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the Lord.
“These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD’s people.
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.
Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.
Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.
And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days.
You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.”
Purify all your clothing, too, and everything made of leather, goat hair, or wood.”
Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded Moses:
Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, “The LORD has given Moses this legal requirement:
only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead —
everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water.
that is, all metals that do not burn — must be passed through fire in order to be made ceremonially pure. These metal objects must then be further purified with the water of purification. But everything that burns must be purified by the water alone.
You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp.”
On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp.”
“Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation,
“You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people.
And levy for the Lord a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks.
From the army’s portion, first give the LORD his share of the plunder — one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord.
Give this share of the army’s half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
And from the people of Israel’s half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord.”
From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the LORD’s Tabernacle.”
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep,
The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats,
and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him.
and 32,000 virgin girls.
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep,
Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 72.
36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the LORD’s share;
The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord’s tribute was 61.
30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the LORD’s share;
The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 32 persons.
and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the LORD’s share.
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Moses gave all the LORD’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the LORD had directed him.
From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army —
Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men.
from the people of Israel’s half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the LORD’s Tabernacle. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses
Then all the generals and captains came to Moses
and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
and said, “We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!
And we have brought the Lord’s offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders — all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects.
(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)
All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the Lord.