Numbers 31

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

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

And they marched out against the Midianites, as the Lord had commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

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 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.

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 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.

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

And all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their castles they burnt 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 booty, both of men and of cattle.

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 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.

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 Elazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them, to 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, the captains over the thousands, and the captains over the hundreds, who had come from the war-campaign.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

But all among 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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:

22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Nevertheless the gold, and the silver, the copper, 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 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.

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 after that may ye come into the camp.

25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said unto Moses, as followeth,

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 booty of the captives, both of man and of cattle, thou, with Elazar the priest, and the chiefs of the families 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 thou shalt divide the booty, between those that carried on the war, who went out to the army, and between all the congregation.

28 Levy a tribute to Yahweh 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 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;

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

From their half shall ye take it; and thou shalt give it unto Elazar the priest, for a 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 Yahweh’s tabernacle.”

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.

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

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

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

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,

33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,

And of beef-cattle, seventy and two thousand,

34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,

And of asses, sixty and one thousand,

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 women that had not known men by lying with him, in all thirty and two 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 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.

37 and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.

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

38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,

And beef-cattle, thirty and six thousand,

45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

And asses thirty thousand five hundred,

46 and sixteen thousand persons),

And human persons 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 Yahweh’s tabernacle, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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.

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 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.

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 who have been under our command, and there lacketh not one man of us.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.

The men of the army 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 Yahweh.

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.