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Vengeance on the Midianites
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Vengeance on Midian
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
“Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on Midian.
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.
A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”
You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.”
So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand.
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.
And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males.
They warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male.
They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed — Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.
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.
And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods.
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.
They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts.
All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,
And they took all the spoil and all the booty — of man and beast.
and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast.
Return from the War
Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
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.
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp.
Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.
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.
And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive?
Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live?
Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
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.
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately.
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.
And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.
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.
Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”
You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of 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:
Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water.
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.
And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.”
You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into 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,
and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
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.
take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord.
Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution 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.”
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,
Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep,
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately.
and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him.
And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep,
and the Lord’s tribute of sheep was 675.
The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was seventy-two.
The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 72.
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord’s tribute was sixty-one.
The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord’s tribute was 61.
The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty-two persons.
The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 32 persons.
So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought —
From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army —
now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep,
and from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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.
Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to 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
and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing.
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 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.”
So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
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.