Numbers 31

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Avenge the sons of Israel of the Midianites. Afterward thou shall be gathered to thy people.

Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.

3 And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.

And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm from amongst you men for military service, that they go against Midian to execute Jehovah's vengeance upon Midian.

4 From every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, ye shall send to the war.

Of every tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand 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 to the war, a thousand by the tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, and the holy instruments, even the alarm-trumpets in his hand.

7 And they warred against Midian as Jehovah commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and slew all the males.

8 And they killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

9 And the sons 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 the children of Israel took the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took for a spoil all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods;

10 And all their cities in the places in which they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

and all their cities in their settlements and all their encampments they burned with fire.

11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.

And they took all the booty, and all the prey, of man and of cattle;

12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the sons of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

and they brought to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the assembly of the children of Israel, the captives and the prey and the booty, to the camp in the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan of Jericho.

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the rulers of the congregation, went forth to meet them outside the camp.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the assembly went forth to meet them outside the camp.

14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war;

15 And Moses said to them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

and Moses said to them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

16 Behold, these caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.

Lo, these, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the children of Israel to commit sin against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague on the assembly of Jehovah.

17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.

And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,

18 But all the women-children, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.

19 And encamp ye outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

And encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever hath killed a person, and whoever hath touched any slain; ye shall purify yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

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 every garment, and every vessel of skin, and all work of goat's hair, and every utensil of wood shall ye purify.

21 And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah has commanded Moses:

And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war that had gone to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

22 only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead-

Only the gold, and the silver, the copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

23 everything which may go into fire-ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity. And all that may not go into fire ye shall make to go through the water.

everything that passeth through the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean; only it shall be purified with the water of separation; and everything that cannot pass through the fire ye shall make go through the 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 ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp.

25 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah 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 of the congregation,

Take the sum of the prey that was taken, of man and of cattle, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the assembly;

27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.

28 And levy a tribute to Jehovah of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks.

And thou shalt levy a tribute for Jehovah of the men of war who went out to the army, one soul of five hundred of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the small cattle.

29 Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave offering.

Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah.

30 And of the sons of Israel's half, thou shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.

And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the small cattle, of every [kind of] beasts, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.

31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,

And the prey, the rest of the spoil, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

33 and seventy-two thousand oxen,

and seventy-two thousand oxen,

34 and sixty-one thousand donkeys,

and sixty-one thousand asses,

35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.

and of human persons, of the women that had not known lying with a man, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.

36 And the half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep.

And the half, the portion of them that had gone out to the war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

37 And Jehovah's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five;

38 And the oxen were thirty-six thousand, of which Jehovah's tribute was seventy-two.

and the oxen were thirty-six thousand, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, seventy-two;

39 And the donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which Jehovah's tribute was sixty-one.

and the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one;

40 And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom Jehovah's tribute was thirty-two persons.

and the human persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the tribute for Jehovah was thirty-two persons.

41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah's heave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the tribute of Jehovah's heave-offering to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

42 And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred

And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, [taking it] from the men that served in the war,

43 (now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

(now the half belonging to the assembly was of the sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred,

44 and thirty-six thousand oxen,

and thirty-six thousand oxen,

45 and thirty thousand and five hundred donkeys,

and thirty thousand five hundred asses,

46 and sixteen thousand persons),

and sixteen thousand human persons, )

47 even of the sons of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

...of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, of man and of cattle, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

48 And the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.

And the officers who were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses,

49 And they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.

and they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who were under our hand, and there is not one man of us lacking.

50 And we have brought Jehovah's oblation, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

So we present the offering of Jehovah, that which each one hath found, jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, even all wrought jewels.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, all manner of wrought jewels.

52 And all the gold of the heave offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered to Jehovah was sixteen thousand 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.)

(The men of war had taken spoil each 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 sons of Israel before Jehovah.

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, as a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.