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1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses: The LORD said to Moses,
2 “Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites, and then you will be gathered to your people. “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3 So 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. So Moses told the people, “Arm some men among you for the campaign, to attack Midian and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the LORD’s vengeance on them.
4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” From each of the tribes of Israel you will send a thousand men to the campaign.” Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
5 So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. From the contingents of Israel, therefore, a thousand men of each tribe were levied, so that there were twelve thousand men armed for war. So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel.
6 And 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. Moses sent them out on the campaign, a thousand from each tribe, with Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest for the campaign, who had with him the sacred vessels and the trumpets for sounding the alarm. Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
7 They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male. They waged war against the Midianites, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and killed every male. They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man.
8 They 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. Besides those slain in battle, they killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; and they also killed Balaam, son of Beor, with the sword. Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
9 And 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. But the Israelites took captive the women of the Midianites with their children, and all their herds and flocks and wealth as loot, The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.
10 All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire, while they set on fire all the towns where they had settled and all their encampments. They burned all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps.
11 and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast. Then they took all the plunder, with the people and animals they had captured, and brought the captives, together with the spoils and plunder, They took all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals,
12 Then 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. to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the Israelite community at their camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho. and brought the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. When Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the leaders of the community, went outside the camp to meet them, Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.
14 And 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. Moses became angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who were returning from the military campaign. Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.
15 Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live? “So you have spared all the women!” he exclaimed. “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them.
16 Behold, 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. “These are the very ones who on Balaam’s advice were behind the Israelites’ unfaithfulness to the LORD in the affair at Peor, so that plague struck the LORD’s community. “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the LORD in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the LORD’s people.
17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. Now kill, therefore, every male among the children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man. Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,
18 But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves. But you may spare for yourselves all the girls who have not had sexual relations. but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.
19 Encamp 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. “Moreover, remain outside the camp for seven days; every one of you who has killed anyone or touched someone killed will purify yourselves on the third and on the seventh day—both you and your captives. “Anyone who has killed someone or touched someone who was killed must stay outside the camp seven days. On the third and seventh days you must purify yourselves and your captives.
20 You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.” You will also purify every garment, every article of leather, everything made of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.” Purify every garment as well as everything made of leather, goat hair or wood.”
21 Then 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: Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had taken part in the battle: “This is the prescribed ritual which the LORD has commanded Moses: Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is what is required by the law that the LORD gave Moses:
22 only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin and lead— Gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead
23 everything 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. whatever can stand fire—you shall put into the fire, that it may become clean; however, it must also be purified with water of purification. But whatever cannot stand fire you must put into the water. and anything else that can withstand fire must be put through the fire, and then it will be clean. But it must also be purified with the water of cleansing. And whatever cannot withstand fire must be put through that water.
24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp.” On the seventh day you will wash your garments, and then you will again be clean. After that you may enter the camp.” On the seventh day wash your clothes and you will be clean. Then you may come into the camp.”
25 The LORD said to Moses, The LORD said to Moses: The LORD said to Moses,
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, With the help of Eleazar the priest and of the heads of the ancestral houses of the community, inventory all the spoils captured, human being and beast alike; “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured.
27 and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. then divide the spoils between the warriors who went on the campaign and the whole community. Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.
28 And 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. You will levy a tax for the LORD on the soldiers who went on the campaign: one out of every five hundred persons, oxen, donkeys, and sheep. From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the LORD one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.
29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. From their half you will take it and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part.
30 And 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.” From the Israelites’ half you will take one captive from every fifty human beings, oxen, donkeys, and sheep—all the animals—and give them to the Levites, who perform the duties of the LORD’s tabernacle. From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.”
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. So Moses and Eleazar the priest did this, as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
32 Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, This plunder, what was left of the loot which the troops had taken, amounted to six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, The plunder remaining from the spoils that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep,
33 72,000 cattle, seventy-two thousand oxen, 72,000 cattle,
34 61,000 donkeys, sixty-one thousand donkeys, 61,000 donkeys
35 and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him. and thirty-two thousand women who had not had sexual relations. and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.
36 And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep, The half-share that fell to those who had gone out on the campaign was in number: three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, The half share of those who fought in the battle was: 337,500 sheep,
37 and the LORD’s tribute of sheep was 675. of which six hundred and seventy-five fell as tax to the LORD; of which the tribute for the LORD was 675;
38 The cattle were 36,000, of which the LORD’s tribute was 72. thirty-six thousand oxen, of which seventy-two fell as tax to the LORD; 36,000 cattle, of which the tribute for the LORD was 72;
39 The donkeys were 30,500, of which the LORD’s tribute was 61. thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, of which sixty-one fell as tax to the LORD; 30,500 donkeys, of which the tribute for the LORD was 61;
40 The persons were 16,000, of which the LORD’s tribute was 32 persons. and sixteen thousand persons, of whom thirty-two persons fell as tax to the LORD. 16,000 people, of whom the tribute for the LORD was 32.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. Moses gave the taxes contributed to the LORD to Eleazar the priest, exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses. Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part, as the LORD commanded Moses.
42 From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army— As for the Israelites’ half, which Moses had taken from the men who had fought— The half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses set apart from that of the fighting men—
43 now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep, the community’s half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, the community’s half—was 337,500 sheep,
44 36,000 cattle, thirty-six thousand oxen, 36,000 cattle,
45 and 30,500 donkeys, thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, 30,500 donkeys
46 and 16,000 persons— and sixteen thousand persons. and 16,000 people.
47 from 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. From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one captive from every fifty, from human being and beast alike, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duties of the LORD’s tabernacle, exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses. From the Israelites’ half, Moses selected one out of every fifty people and animals, as the LORD commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.
48 Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses Then those who were officers over the contingents of the army, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, came up to Moses Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—went to Moses
49 and 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. and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing. and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.
50 And 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.” So, we have brought as an offering to the LORD articles of gold that each of us has picked up—anklets, bracelets, rings, earrings, or pendants—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.” So we have brought as an offering to the LORD the gold articles each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles. Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from them, all fashioned pieces. Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold—all the crafted articles.
52 And 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. The gold that was given as a contribution to the LORD—from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds—amounted in all to sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. All the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds that Moses and Eleazar presented as a gift to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.) What the common soldiers had looted each one kept for himself. Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.
54 And 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. So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and put it in the tent of meeting as a reminder on behalf of the Israelites before the LORD. Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
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