1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 A venge the sons of Israel upon the Midianites; afterward thou shalt be gathered unto thy peoples.

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

3 A nd Moses spoke unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war and let them go against the Midianites and carry out the vengeance of the LORD in Midian.

So 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.

4 A thousand out of every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel shall ye send to the war.

A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”

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

So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

6 A nd Moses sent them to the war; he sent a thousand of every tribe; and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, went to the war with the holy instruments, with the trumpets to blow in his hand.

Then 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.

7 ¶ And they fought against the Midianites as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males.

8 A nd they also slew the kings of Midian among the rest of those that were slain: namely, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, five kings of Midian; they also slew Balaam, the son of Beor, with the sword.

They 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.

9 A nd the sons of Israel took all the women of Midian captives and their little ones and took the spoil of all their beasts and all their flocks and all their goods.

And 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.

10 A nd they burnt all their cities in which they dwelt and all their palaces with fire.

They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts.

11 A nd they took all the spoil and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

And they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast. Return from the War

12 A nd they brought the captives and the prey and the spoil unto Moses and Eleazar, the priest, and unto the congregation of the sons of Israel, unto the camp in the plains of Moab, which was by Jordan of Jericho.

Then 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.

13 ¶ And Moses and Eleazar, the priest, and all the princes of the congregation went forth to meet them outside the camp.

And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp.

14 A nd Moses was angry with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds who returned from the battle.

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.

15 A nd Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive?

16 B ehold, these caused the sons of Israel through the counsel of Balaam to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor for which there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

Look, 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.

17 N ow therefore kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that has known a man by lying with him.

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.

18 B ut all the female children that have not known a man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.

But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately.

19 A nd ye must abide outside the camp seven days; and whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any dead body ye shall remove the sin from them on the third and on the seventh day, both of yourselves and of your captives.

And 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.

20 L ikewise remove all sin from all your clothing and all that is made of skins and all work of goats’ hair and every vessel made of wood.

Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”

21 A nd 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;

Then 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:

22 c ertainly the gold and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

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

23 e very thing that may endure the fire, ye shall cause to pass through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless, ye shall remove the sin with the water of separation; and all that does not endure the fire ye shall cause to go through the water.

everything 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.

24 Y e shall also wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterwards ye shall come into the camp.

And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.” Division of the Plunder

25 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

26 T ake 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 of the congregation,

“Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;

27 a nd divide the prey into two parts between those that took the part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

28 A nd offer a tribute unto the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons and of the oxen and of the asses and of the sheep.

And 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;

29 T ake it from their half and give Eleazar, the priest, the offering of the LORD.

take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord.

30 A nd of the half belonging to the sons of Israel, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of animals and give them unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

And 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.”

31 A nd Moses and Eleazar, the priest, did as the LORD commanded Moses.

So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

32 A nd the prey, that is the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep

The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

33 a nd seventy-two thousand oxen

seventy-two thousand cattle,

34 a nd sixty-one thousand asses

sixty-one thousand donkeys,

35 a nd thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known a man by lying with him.

and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately.

36 A nd the half which was the portion of those that went out to war was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep.

And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;

37 A nd the tribute for the LORD, of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

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

38 A nd the oxen were thirty-six thousand, of which the tribute for the LORD was seventy-two.

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

39 A nd the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the tribute for the LORD was sixty-one.

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

40 A nd the persons were sixteen thousand, of which the tribute for the LORD was thirty-two persons.

The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord ’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

41 A nd Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar, the priest, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord ’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

42 A nd of the half pertaining to the sons of Israel, which Moses divided from the men that had gone to war,

And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought—

43 ( now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep

now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

44 a nd thirty-six thousand oxen

thirty-six thousand cattle,

45 a nd thirty thousand five hundred asses

thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

46 a nd sixteen thousand persons)

and sixteen thousand persons—

47 o f the half, therefore of the sons of Israel, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

and 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.

48 ¶ And the officers who were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses,

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

49 a nd they said unto Moses, Thy slaves have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge and not one man of us is missing.

and 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.

50 W e have therefore brought an offering for the LORD, each man of what he has found, of vessels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to reconcile our souls before the LORD.

Therefore 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.”

51 A nd Moses and Eleazar, the priest, took the gold from them, all wrought vessels.

So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.

52 A nd 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.

And 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.

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

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

54 A nd Moses and Eleazar, the priest, took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tabernacle of the testimony, for a memorial of the sons of Israel before the LORD.

And 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.