Vengeance on Midian 1 RV And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Moses,
2 RV Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. BSB BSB: “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3 RV And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian. BSB BSB: So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
4 RV Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. BSB BSB: Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
5 RV So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. BSB BSB: So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
6 RV And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and 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. BSB BSB: And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
7 RV And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male. BSB BSB: Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8 RV And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain; Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. BSB BSB: Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
9 RV And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey. BSB BSB: The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
10 RV And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. BSB BSB: Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,
11 RV And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast. BSB BSB: and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.
12 RV And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho. BSB BSB: They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
13 RV And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. BSB BSB: And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
14 RV And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, which came from the service of the war. BSB BSB: But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
15 RV And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? BSB BSB: “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
16 RV Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD. BSB BSB: “Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
17 RV Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. BSB BSB: So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
18 RV But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. BSB BSB: but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
19 RV And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives. BSB BSB: All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.
20 RV And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair , and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves. BSB BSB: And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”
21 RV And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded Moses: BSB BSB: Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
22 RV howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, BSB BSB: Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—
23 RV every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to 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 to go through the water. BSB BSB: everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.
24 RV And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. BSB BSB: On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
Division of the Spoils 25 RV And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, BSB BSB: The LORD said to Moses,
26 RV Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation: BSB BSB: “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
27 RV and divide the prey into two parts; between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation: BSB BSB: Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
28 RV and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks: BSB BSB: Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
29 RV take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’S heave offering. BSB BSB: Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
30 RV And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
31 RV And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. BSB BSB: So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,
32 RV Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, BSB BSB: and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
33 RV and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, BSB BSB: 72,000 cattle,
34 RV and threescore and one thousand asses, BSB BSB: 61,000 donkeys,
35 RV and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him. BSB BSB: and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.
36 RV And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep: BSB BSB: This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,
37 RV and the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. BSB BSB: including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
38 RV And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve. BSB BSB: 36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
39 RV And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one. BSB BSB: 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
40 RV And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons. BSB BSB: and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
41 RV And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. BSB BSB: Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
42 RV And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred, BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
43 RV (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep, BSB BSB: this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
44 RV and thirty and six thousand beeves, BSB BSB: 36,000 cattle,
45 RV and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, BSB BSB: 30,500 donkeys,
46 RV and sixteen thousand persons;) BSB BSB: and 16,000 people.
47 RV even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every 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. BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
The Voluntary Offering 48 RV And the officers which were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: BSB BSB: Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
49 RV 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. BSB BSB: and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
50 RV And we have brought the LORD’S oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD. BSB BSB: So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
51 RV And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. BSB BSB: So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.
52 RV And all the gold of the heave 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. BSB BSB: All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
53 RV (For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.) BSB BSB: Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
54 RV And 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 the LORD. BSB BSB: 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 Israelites before the LORD.