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Numbers 31

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Verse 1
WEB

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse 2
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 3
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 4
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 5
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 6
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 7
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 8
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 9
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 10
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 11
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 12
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 13
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 14
WEB

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.

KJV

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

Verse 15
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 16
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 17
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 18
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 19
WEB

“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.

KJV

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.

Verse 20
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 21
WEB

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.

KJV

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;

Verse 22
WEB

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

KJV

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Verse 23
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 24
WEB

You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”

KJV

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

Verse 25
WEB

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse 26
WEB

“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;

KJV

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:

Verse 27
WEB

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

KJV

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:

Verse 28
WEB

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.

KJV

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:

Verse 29
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 30
WEB

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.”

KJV

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.

Verse 31
WEB

Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.

KJV

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

Verse 32
WEB

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

KJV

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,

Verse 33
WEB

seventy-two thousand head of cattle,

KJV

And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

Verse 34
WEB

sixty-one thousand donkeys,

KJV

And threescore and one thousand asses,

Verse 35
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 36
WEB

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

KJV

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:

Verse 37
WEB

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

KJV

And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

Verse 38
WEB

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

KJV

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.

Verse 39
WEB

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

KJV

And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.

Verse 40
WEB

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

KJV

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.

Verse 41
WEB

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

KJV

And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 42
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 43
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 44
WEB

thirty-six thousand head of cattle,

KJV

And thirty and six thousand beeves,

Verse 45
WEB

thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

KJV

And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

Verse 46
WEB

and sixteen thousand persons),

KJV

And sixteen thousand persons;)

Verse 47
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 48
WEB

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

KJV

And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

Verse 49
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 50
WEB

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.”

KJV

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.

Verse 51
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 52
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 53
WEB

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

KJV

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

Verse 54
WEB

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.

KJV

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.