Numbers 31

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

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

3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from amongst you for war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”

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

5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every 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 Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war with 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 of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses. They killed every male.

And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, 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, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

9 The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.

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

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

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

11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.

And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

12 They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, 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 brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without 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 was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

15 Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?

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

16 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 amongst the congregation of the LORD.

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

17 Now therefore kill every male amongst the little ones, and kill every woman who has 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 girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

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

19 “Encamp outside of the camp for 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 do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

20 You shall purify every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.”

And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses.

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord 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. All that doesn’t withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.

Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it 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 go through the water.

24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall 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 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

26 “Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households 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 chief fathers of the congregation:

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

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

28 Levy a tribute to the LORD 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 levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’s wave offering.

Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.

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 LORD’s tabernacle.”

And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.

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

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

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

And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,

And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,

And threescore and one thousand asses,

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

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

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

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

37 and the LORD’s tribute 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 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the LORD’s tribute was seventy-two.

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

39 The donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one.

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

40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

41 Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought

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

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

(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,

And thirty and six thousand beeves,

45 thirty thousand and five hundred donkeys,

And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

46 and sixteen thousand persons),

And sixteen thousand persons; )

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 LORD’s tabernacle, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of 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 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 which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49 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 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 We have brought the LORD’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.”

We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.

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

52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty shekels.

And all the gold of the 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 booty, every man for himself.

(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man 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 the LORD.

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