Numbers 31

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

3 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.

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.

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

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

5 And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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

6 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.

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.

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

And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

8 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.

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.

9 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;

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.

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

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

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

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

12 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.

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.

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

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

14 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;

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.

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

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

16 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

19 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.

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.

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

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.

21 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.

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:

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

howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

23 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.

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.

24 And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp.

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

25 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

26 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;

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:

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

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

28 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.

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:

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

take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’S heave offering.

30 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.

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.

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

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

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,

33 and seventy-two thousand oxen,

and threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34 and sixty-one thousand asses,

and threescore and one thousand asses,

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

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

36 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,

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:

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

and the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

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

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.

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

And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.

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

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.

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

And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,

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

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

44 and thirty-six thousand oxen,

and thirty and six thousand beeves,

45 and thirty thousand five hundred asses,

and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,

46 and sixteen thousand human persons, )

and sixteen thousand persons; )

47 ...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.

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.

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

And the officers which were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49 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.

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.

50 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.

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.

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

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

52 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.

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.

53 (The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)

([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man 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, as a memorial for the children 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, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.