Numbers 31
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1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH1696(H8762) unto MosesH4872, sayingH559(H8800),
2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
KJVAvengeH5358(H8798)H5360 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 of the MidianitesH4084: afterwardH310 shalt thou be gatheredH622(H8735) unto thy peopleH5971.
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.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 spakeH1696(H8762) unto the peopleH5971, sayingH559(H8800), ArmH2502(H8734) someH582 of yourselves unto the warH6635, and let them go against the MidianitesH4080, and avengeH5414(H8800)H5360 the LORDH3068 of MidianH4080.
4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”
KJVOf every tribeH4294H4294 a thousandH505H505, throughout all the tribesH4294 of IsraelH3478, shall ye sendH7971(H8799) to the warH6635.
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
KJVSo there were deliveredH4560(H8735) out of the thousandsH505 of IsraelH3478, a thousandH505 of every tribeH4294, twelveH8147H6240 thousandH505 armedH2502(H8803) for warH6635.
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.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 sentH7971(H8799) them to the warH6635, a thousandH505 of every tribeH4294, them and PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548, to the warH6635, with the holyH6944 instrumentsH3627, and the trumpetsH2689 to blowH8643 in his handH3027.
7 They fought against Midian, as Yahweh commanded Moses. They killed every male.
KJVAnd they warredH6633(H8799) against the MidianitesH4080, as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872; and they slewH2026(H8799) all the malesH2145.
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.
KJVAnd they slewH2026(H8804) the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080, besideH5921 the rest of them that were slainH2491; namely, EviH189, and RekemH7552, and ZurH6698, and HurH2354, and RebaH7254, fiveH2568 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080: BalaamH1109 also the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 they slewH2026(H8804) with the swordH2719.
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.
KJVAnd the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 took all the womenH802 of MidianH4080 captivesH7617(H8799), and their little onesH2945, and took the spoilH962(H8804) of all their cattleH929, and all their flocksH4735, and all their goodsH2428.
10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.
KJVAnd they burntH8313(H8804) all their citiesH5892 wherein they dweltH4186, and all their goodly castlesH2918, with fireH784.
11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.
KJVAnd they tookH3947(H8799) all the spoilH7998, and all the preyH4455, both of menH120 and of beastsH929.
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.
KJVAnd they broughtH935(H8686) the captivesH7628, and the preyH4455, and the spoilH7998, unto MosesH4872, and EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and unto the congregationH5712 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, unto the campH4264 at the plainsH6160 of MoabH4124, which are by JordanH3383 near JerichoH3405.
13 Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.
KJVAnd MosesH4872, and EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and all the princesH5387 of the congregationH5712, went forthH3318(H8799) to meetH7125(H8800) them withoutH2351 the campH4264.
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.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 was wrothH7107(H8799) with the officersH6485(H8803) of the hostH2428, with the captainsH8269 over thousandsH505, and captainsH8269 over hundredsH3967, which cameH935(H8802) fromH6635 the battleH4421.
15 Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?
KJVAnd MosesH4872 saidH559(H8799) unto them, Have ye savedH2421(H8765) all the womenH5347 aliveH2421(H8765)?
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.
KJVBehold, theseH2007 causedH1961(H8804) the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, through the counselH1697 of BalaamH1109, to commitH4560(H8800) trespassH4604 against the LORDH3068 in the matterH1697 of PeorH6465, and there was a plagueH4046 among the congregationH5712 of the LORDH3068.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
KJVNow therefore killH2026(H8798) every maleH2145 among the little onesH2945, and killH2026(H8798) every womanH802 that hath knownH3045(H8802) manH376 by lyingH4904 with himH2145.
18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
KJVBut all the womenH802 childrenH2945, that have not knownH3045(H8804) a manH2145 by lyingH4904 with him, keep aliveH2421(H8685) 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.
KJVAnd do ye abideH2583(H8798) withoutH2351 the campH4264 sevenH7651 daysH3117: whosoever hath killedH2026(H8802) any personH5315, and whosoever hath touchedH5060(H8802) any slainH2491, purifyH2398(H8691) both yourselves and your captivesH7628 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117, and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117.
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.”
KJVAnd purifyH2398(H8691) all your raimentH899, and all that is madeH3627 of skinsH5785, and all workH4639 of goatsH5795' hair, and all things madeH3627 of woodH6086.
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.
KJVAnd EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559(H8799) unto the menH582 of warH6635 which wentH935(H8802) to the battleH4421, This is the ordinanceH2708 of the lawH8451 which the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872;
22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
KJVOnly the goldH2091, and the silverH3701, the brassH5178, the ironH1270, the tinH913, and the leadH5777,
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.
KJVEvery thingH1697 that may abideH935(H8799) the fireH784, ye shall make it go throughH5674(H8686) the fireH784, and it shall be cleanH2891(H8804): nevertheless it shall be purifiedH2398(H8691) with the waterH4325 of separationH5079: and all that abidethH935(H8799) not the fireH784 ye shall make go throughH5674(H8686) the waterH4325.
24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”
KJVAnd ye shall washH3526(H8765) your clothesH899 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, and ye shall be cleanH2891(H8804), and afterwardH310 ye shall comeH935(H8799) into the campH4264.
25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH559(H8799) unto MosesH4872, sayingH559(H8800),
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;
KJVTakeH5375(H8798) the sumH7218 of the preyH4455 that was takenH7628, both of manH120 and of beastH929, thou, and EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and the chiefH7218 fathersH1 of the congregationH5712:
27 and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
KJVAnd divideH2673 the preyH4455 into two partsH2673(H8804); between them that tookH8610(H8802) the warH4421 upon them, who went outH3318(H8802) to battleH6635, and between all the congregationH5712:
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.
KJVAnd levyH7311(H8689) a tributeH4371 unto the LORDH3068 of the menH582 of warH4421 which went outH3318(H8802) to battleH6635: oneH259 soulH5315 of fiveH2568 hundredH3967, both of the personsH120, and of the beevesH1241, and of the assesH2543, and of the sheepH6629:
29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
KJVTakeH3947(H8799) it of their halfH4276, and giveH5414(H8804) it unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, for an heave offeringH8641 of the LORDH3068.
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.”
KJVAnd of the childrenH1121 of Israel'sH3478 halfH4276, thou shalt takeH3947(H8799) oneH259 portionH270(H8803) of fiftyH2572, of the personsH120, of the beevesH1241, of the assesH2543, and of the flocksH6629, of all manner of beastsH929, and giveH5414(H8804) them unto the LevitesH3881, which keepH8104(H8802) the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LORDH3068.
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 didH6213(H8799) as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872.
32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
KJVAnd the bootyH4455, being the restH3499 of the preyH957 which the men ofH5971 warH6635 had caughtH962(H8804), was sixH8337 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and seventyH7657 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 thousandH505 sheepH6629,
33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
KJVAnd threescore and twelveH7657H8147 thousandH505 beevesH1241,
34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,
KJVAnd threescoreH8346 and oneH259 thousandH505 assesH2543,
35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
KJVAnd thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 thousandH505 personsH5315H120 in allH3605, of womenH802 that had not knownH3045(H8804) manH2145 by lyingH4904 with him.
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;
KJVAnd the halfH4275, which was the portionH2506 of them that went outH3318(H8802) to warH6635, was in numberH4557 threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and sevenH7651 and thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 sheepH6629:
37 and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
KJVAnd the LORD'SH3068 tributeH4371 of the sheepH6629 was sixH8337 hundredH3967 and threescore and fifteenH7657H2568.
38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two.
KJVAnd the beevesH1241 were thirtyH7970 and sixH8337 thousandH505; of which the LORD'SH3068 tributeH4371 was threescore and twelveH7657H8147.
39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one.
KJVAnd the assesH2543 were thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967; of which the LORD'SH3068 tributeH4371 was threescoreH8346 and oneH259.
40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons.
KJVAnd the personsH120H5315 were sixteenH8337H6240 thousandH505; of which the LORD'SH3068 tributeH4371 was thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 personsH5315.
41 Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 gaveH5414(H8799) the tributeH4371, which was the LORD'SH3068 heave offeringH8641, unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872.
42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought
KJVAnd of the childrenH1121 of Israel'sH3478 halfH4276, which MosesH4872 dividedH2673(H8804) from the menH582 that warredH6633(H8802),
43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
KJV(Now the halfH4275 that pertained unto the congregationH5712 was threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and sevenH7651 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 sheepH4480H6629,
44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
KJVAnd thirtyH7970 and sixH8337 thousandH505 beevesH1241,
45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
KJVAnd thirtyH7970 thousandH505 assesH2543 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967,
46 and sixteen thousand persons),
KJVAnd sixteenH8337H6240 thousandH505 personsH5315H120;)
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.
KJVEven of the childrenH1121 of Israel'sH3478 halfH4276, MosesH4872 tookH3947(H8799) oneH259 portionH270(H8803) of fiftyH2572, both of manH120 and of beastH929, and gaveH5414(H8799) them unto the LevitesH3881, which keptH8104(H8802) the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LORDH3068; as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872.
48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.
KJVAnd the officersH6485(H8803) which were over thousandsH505 of the hostH6635, the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505, and captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, came nearH7126(H8799) unto MosesH4872:
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.
KJVAnd they saidH559(H8799) unto MosesH4872, Thy servantsH5650 have takenH5375(H8804) the sumH7218 of the menH582 of warH4421 which are under our chargeH3027, and there lackethH6485(H8738) not one manH376 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.”
KJVWe have therefore broughtH7126(H8686) an oblationH7133 for the LORDH3068, what every manH376 hath gottenH4672(H8804), of jewelsH3627 of goldH2091, chainsH685, and braceletsH6781, ringsH2885, earringsH5694, and tabletsH3558, to make an atonementH3722(H8763) for our soulsH5315 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068.
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947(H8799) the goldH2091 of them, even all wroughtH4639 jewelsH3627.
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.
KJVAnd all the goldH2091 of the offeringH8641 that they offered upH7311(H8689) to the LORDH3068, of the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505, and of the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, was sixteenH8337H6240 thousandH505 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 shekelsH8255.
53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
KJV( For the menH582 of warH6635 had taken spoilH962(H8804), every manH376 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.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947(H8799) the goldH2091 of the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and broughtH935(H8686) it into the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, for a memorialH2146 for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068.
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