Numbers 31
1 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
2 "Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
'Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites — afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'
3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute YHWH's vengeance on Midian.
And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, 'Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;
4 Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war."
a thousand for a tribe — a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel — ye do send to the host.'
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;
6 Moses sent them, one 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 sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe, to the host, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the host; and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the shouting, in his hand.
7 They warred against Midian, as YHWH commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;
8 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: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
and the kings of Midian they have slain, besides their pierced ones, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor, they have slain with the sword.
9 The children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their livestock, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
And the sons of Israel take captive the women of Midian, and their infants; and all their cattle, and all their substance, and all their wealth they have plundered;
10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.
11 They took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of animal.
And they take all the spoil, and all the prey, among man and among beast;
12 They brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
and they bring in, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the company of the sons of Israel, the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which [are] by Jordan, [near] Jericho.
13 Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went forth to meet them outside of the camp.
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the company, go out to meet them, unto the outside of the camp,
14 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 is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.
15 Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?
And Moses saith unto them, 'Have ye kept alive every female?
16 Look, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against YHWH in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of YHWH.
lo, they — they have been to the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;
18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.
19 "Encamp outside of 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, you and your captives.
'And ye, encamp ye at the outside of the camp seven days — any who hath slain a person, and any who hath come against a pierced one, ye cleanse yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day — ye and your captives;
20 As to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, you shall purify yourselves."
and every garment, and every skin vessel, and every work of goats' [hair], and every wooden vessel, ye yourselves cleanse.'
21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, "This is the statute of the law which YHWH has commanded Moses:
And Eleazar the priest saith unto the men of the host who go in to battle, 'This [is] the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:
22 however the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
only, the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 everything that may withstand the fire, you 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 doesn't withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.
every thing which may go into fire, ye cause to pass over through fire, and it hath been clean; only, with the water of separation it is cleansed, and all that may not go into fire, ye cause to pass over through water;
24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; and afterward you shall come into the camp."
and ye have washed your garments on the seventh day, and have been clean, and afterwards ye come in unto the camp.'
25 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
26 "Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation;
'Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;
27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;
28 Levy a tribute to YHWH of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.
and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock;
29 Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for YHWH's wave offering.
from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest — the heave-offering of Jehovah.
30 Of the children of Israel's half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the tabernacle of YHWH."
'And from the sons of Israel's half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.'
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as YHWH commanded Moses.
And Moses doth — Eleazar the priest also — as Jehovah hath 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 residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand;
33 and seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
and of the herd two and seventy thousand;
34 and sixty-one thousand donkeys,
and of asses one and sixty thousand;
35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
and of human beings — of the women who have not known the lying of a male — all the persons [are] two and thirty thousand.
36 The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
And the half — the portion of those who go out into the host — the number of the flock is three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred.
37 and YHWH's tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy;
38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which YHWH's tribute was seventy-two.
and the herd [is] six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah [is] two and seventy;
39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which YHWH's tribute was sixty-one.
and the asses [are] thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to Jehovah [is] one and sixty;
40 The persons were sixteen thousand; of whom YHWH's tribute was thirty-two persons.
and the human beings [are] sixteen thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah [is] two and thirty persons.
41 Moses gave the tribute, which was YHWH's wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as YHWH commanded Moses.
And Moses giveth the tribute — Jehovah's heave-offering — to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
42 Of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred
And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war —
43 (now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
and the company's half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;
44 and thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
and of the herd six and thirty thousand;
45 and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
and of asses thirty thousand and five hundred;
46 and sixteen thousand persons),
and of human beings sixteen thousand —
47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the tabernacle of YHWH; as YHWH commanded Moses.
Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
48 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 inspectors whom the thousands of the host hath, (heads of the thousands and heads of the hundreds), draw near unto Moses,
49 and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.
and they say unto Moses, 'Thy servants have taken up the sum of the men of war who [are] with us, and not a man of us hath been missed;
50 We have brought YHWH's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before YHWH."
and we bring near Jehovah's offering, each that which he hath found, vessels of gold — chain, and bracelet, seal-ring, [ear] -ring, and bead — to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.'
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
And Moses receiveth — Eleazar the priest also — the gold from them, every made vessel,
52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to YHWH, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.
and all the gold of the heave-offering which they have lifted up to Jehovah is sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from heads of the thousands, and from heads of the hundreds;
53 (The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);
54 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 YHWH.
and Moses taketh — Eleazar the priest also — the gold from the heads of the thousands and of the hundreds, and they bring it in unto the tent of meeting — a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah.
