1 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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

`Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites -- afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

3 S o 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.

And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, `Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;

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

a thousand for a tribe -- a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel -- ye do send to the host.'

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

And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;

6 T hen 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.

and Moses sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe, to the host, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the host; and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the shouting, in his hand.

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

And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;

8 T hey 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.

and the kings of Midian they have slain, besides their pierced ones, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor, they have slain with the sword.

9 A nd 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.

And the sons of Israel take captive the women of Midian, and their infants; and all their cattle, and all their substance, and all their wealth they have plundered;

10 T hey also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts.

and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.

11 A nd they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast. Return from the War

And they take all the spoil, and all the prey, among man and among beast;

12 T hen 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.

and they bring in, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the company of the sons of Israel, the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which by Jordan, Jericho.

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

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the company, go out to meet them, unto the outside of the camp,

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

and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.

15 A nd Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive?

And Moses saith unto them, `Have ye kept alive every female?

16 L ook, 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.

lo, they -- they have been to the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah.

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

`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

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

and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.

19 A nd 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.

`And ye, encamp ye at the outside of the camp seven days -- any who hath slain a person, and any who hath come against a pierced one, ye cleanse yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day -- ye and your captives;

20 P urify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”

and every garment, and every skin vessel, and every work of goats', and every wooden vessel, ye yourselves cleanse.'

21 T hen 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:

And Eleazar the priest saith unto the men of the host who go in to battle, `This the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

22 O nly the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

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

23 e verything 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.

every thing which may go into fire, ye cause to pass over through fire, and it hath been clean; only, with the water of separation it is cleansed, and all that may not go into fire, ye cause to pass over through water;

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

and ye have washed your garments on the seventh day, and have been clean, and afterwards ye come in unto the camp.'

25 N ow the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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

`Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;

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

and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;

28 A nd 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;

and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock;

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

from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest -- the heave-offering of Jehovah.

30 A nd 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.”

`And from the sons of Israel's half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.'

31 S o Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

And Moses doth -- Eleazar the priest also -- as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

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

And the prey, the residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand;

33 s eventy-two thousand cattle,

and of the herd two and seventy thousand;

34 s ixty-one thousand donkeys,

and of asses one and sixty thousand;

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

and of human beings -- of the women who have not known the lying of a male -- all the persons two and thirty thousand.

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

And the half -- the portion of those who go out into the host -- the number of the flock is three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred.

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

And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy;

38 T he cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord ’s tribute was seventy-two.

and the herd six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah two and seventy;

39 T he donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord ’s tribute was sixty-one.

and the asses thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to Jehovah one and sixty;

40 T he persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord ’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

and the human beings sixteen thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah two and thirty persons.

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

And Moses giveth the tribute -- Jehovah's heave-offering -- to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

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

And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war --

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

and the company's half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;

44 t hirty-six thousand cattle,

and of the herd six and thirty thousand;

45 t hirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

and of asses thirty thousand and five hundred;

46 a nd sixteen thousand persons—

and of human beings sixteen thousand --

47 a nd 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.

Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

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

And the inspectors whom the thousands of the host hath, (heads of the thousands and heads of the hundreds), draw near unto Moses,

49 a nd 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.

and they say unto Moses, `Thy servants have taken up the sum of the men of war who with us, and not a man of us hath been missed;

50 T herefore 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.”

and we bring near Jehovah's offering, each that which he hath found, vessels of gold -- chain, and bracelet, seal-ring, -ring, and bead -- to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.'

51 S o Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.

And Moses receiveth -- Eleazar the priest also -- the gold from them, every made vessel,

52 A nd 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.

and all the gold of the heave-offering which they have lifted up to Jehovah is sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from heads of the thousands, and from heads of the hundreds;

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

(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);

54 A nd 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.

and Moses taketh -- Eleazar the priest also -- the gold from the heads of the thousands and of the hundreds, and they bring it in unto the tent of meeting -- a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah.