Numbers 31

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Execute the vengeance of the children of Israel on the Midianites, after which thou shalt be gathered unto thy people.

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

3 And Moses spoke unto the people, saying, Arm from yourselves some men for the army, and let them go against the Midianites, to execute the vengeance of the Lord on Midian.

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.

4 A thousand each for every tribe, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the army.

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

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

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, a thousand of every tribe, to the army; them and Phinehas the son of Elazar the priest, to the army, with the holy vessels, and the trumpets for blowing the alarm 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 marched out against the Midianites, as the Lord had commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

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

8 And the kings of Midian they slew, besides the rest of their men that were slain; namely, Evi and Rekem, and Zur, and Chur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; and Bil'am the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

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.

9 And the children of Israel took captives the women of Midian, and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as spoil.

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.

10 And all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their castles they burnt with fire.

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

11 And they took all the spoil, and all the booty, both of men and of cattle.

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

12 And they brought unto Moses, and to Elazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, the captives, and the booty, and the spoil, unto the camp, to the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

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.

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

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

14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains over the thousands, and the captains over the hundreds, who had come from the war-campaign.

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.

15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye allowed all the females to live?

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

16 Behold, these chiefly were the cause unto the children of Israel, through the counsel of Bil'am, to commit the gross trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor; through which there was the plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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.

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

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

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

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

19 But ye, —you must abide without the camp seven days: all ye who have killed any person, and all who have touched any one slain, shall purify yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day; both you and your captives.

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.

20 And every garment, and whatever is made of skins, and every work of goats' hair, and every vessel made of wood, shall ye purify unto yourselves.

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 Elazar the priest said unto the men of the army who had gone to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded Moses:

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:

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

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

23 Every thing that cometh into the fire shall ye make go through the fire, and it shall be clean; only it shall be purified with the waters of sprinkling: and whatsoever doth not come into the fire shall ye cause to go through the water.

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.

24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and after that may ye 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 the Lord said unto Moses, as followeth,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

26 Take the sum of the booty of the captives, both of man and of cattle, thou, with Elazar the priest, and the chiefs of the families of the congregation:

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,

27 And thou shalt divide the booty, between those that carried on the war, who went out to the army, and between all the congregation.

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

28 And thou shalt levy a tribute unto the Lord from the men of war who went out to the army, one individual from every five hundred, of the persons, and of the beef-cattle, and of the asses, and of the sheep;

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.

29 From their half shall ye take it; and thou shalt give it unto Elazar the priest, for a heave-offering of the Lord.

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

30 And from the half of the children of Israel, shalt thou take one individual, as it may come, from any fifty, of the persons, of beef-cattle, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of cattle; and thou shalt give the same unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.

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.

31 And Moses with Elazar the priest did, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

32 And the booty, being the rest of the spoil which the men of the army had taken, was of sheep and goats, six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand,

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

33 And of beef-cattle, seventy and two thousand,

and seventy-two thousand oxen,

34 And of asses, sixty and one thousand,

and sixty-one thousand donkeys,

35 And of human persons, of women that had not known men by lying with him, in all thirty and two thousand.

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

36 And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, was, in the number of sheep and goats, three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred.

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.

37 And the tribute unto the Lord of the flocks was six hundred and seventy and five.

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

38 And the beef-cattle were thirty and six thousand; and the tribute thereof unto the Lord was seventy and two.

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

39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; and the tribute thereof unto the Lord was sixty and one.

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

40 And the human persons were sixteen thousand; and the tribute thereof unto the Lord was thirty and two persons.

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

41 And Moses gave the tribute, the Lord's heave-offering, unto Elazar the priest, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

42 And from the half of the children of Israel, which Moses divided off from the men that had gone forth in the army, —

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

43 (Now the half of the congregation was, of sheep and goats three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred.

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

44 And beef-cattle, thirty and six thousand,

and thirty-six thousand oxen,

45 And asses thirty thousand five hundred,

and thirty thousand and five hundred donkeys,

46 And human persons sixteen thousand; )

and sixteen thousand persons),

47 And Moses took from this half of the children of Israel, as it came, one from every fifty, of man and of cattle, and gave the same unto the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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.

48 And there came near unto Moses the officers who had been over the thousands of the army, the captains of the thousands, and the captains of the hundreds.

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

49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who have been under our command, and there lacketh not one man of us.

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.

50 We have therefore brought an oblation unto the Lord, each what he hath gotten of vessels of gold, chains, and bracelets, finger-rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

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.

51 And Moses with Elazar the priest took the gold from them, all kinds of wrought articles.

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

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

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.

53 The men of the army had taken spoil, every man for himself.

(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

54 And Moses and Elazar the priest took the gold from the captains of the thousands and of the hundreds, and they brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.

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.