| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” | 2“Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” |
| 3So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the LORD on Midian. | 3So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. |
| 4A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” | 4You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” |
| 5So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. | 5So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
| 6Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand. | 6And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. |
| 7And they warred against the Midianites, just as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed all the males. | 7They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male. |
| 8They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword. | 8They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. |
| 9And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. | 9And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. |
| 10They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. | 10All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire, |
| 11And they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast. | 11and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast. |
| 12Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. | 12Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. |
| 13And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. | 13Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. |
| 14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle. | 14And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. |
| 15And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive? | 15Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live? |
| 16Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. | 16Behold, these, on Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the LORD. |
| 17Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. | 17Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. |
| 18But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. | 18But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves. |
| 19And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. | 19Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. |
| 20Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.” | 20You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.” |
| 21Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, “This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses: | 21Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses: |
| 22Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, | 22only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, |
| 23everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. | 23everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water. |
| 24And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.” | 24You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp.” |
| 25Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 25The LORD said to Moses, |
| 26“Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; | 26“Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation, |
| 27and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. | 27and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. |
| 28And levy a tribute for the LORD on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; | 28And levy for the LORD a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks. |
| 29take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the LORD. | 29Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. |
| 30And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.” | 30And from the people of Israel’s half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the LORD.” |
| 31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. | 31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 32The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, | 32Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, |
| 33seventy-two thousand cattle, | 3372,000 cattle, |
| 34sixty-one thousand donkeys, | 3461,000 donkeys, |
| 35and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. | 35and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him. |
| 36And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; | 36And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep, |
| 37and the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. | 37and the LORD’s tribute of sheep was 675. |
| 38The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the LORD’s tribute was seventy-two. | 38The cattle were 36,000, of which the LORD’s tribute was 72. |
| 39The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one. | 39The donkeys were 30,500, of which the LORD’s tribute was 61. |
| 40The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty-two persons. | 40The persons were 16,000, of which the LORD’s tribute was 32 persons. |
| 41So Moses gave the tribute which was the LORD’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 42And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought— | 42From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army— |
| 43now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, | 43now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep, |
| 44thirty-six thousand cattle, | 4436,000 cattle, |
| 45thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, | 45and 30,500 donkeys, |
| 46and sixteen thousand persons— | 46and 16,000 persons— |
| 47and from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 47from the people of Israel’s half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 48Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; | 48Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses |
| 49and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. | 49and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us. |
| 50Therefore we have brought an offering for the LORD, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.” | 50And we have brought the LORD’s offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.” |
| 51So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. | 51And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles. |
| 52And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the LORD, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. | 52And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels. |
| 53(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) | 53(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.) |
| 54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD. | 54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD. |
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