1 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
2 Avenge * h5358 h8798 * h5360 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 of the Midianites * h4084: afterward * h310 shalt thou be gathered * h622 h8735 unto thy people * h5971.
3 And Moses * h4872 spake * h1696 h8762 unto the people * h5971, saying * h559 h8800, Arm * h2502 h8734 some * h582 of yourselves unto the war * h6635, and let them go against the Midianites * h4080, and avenge * h5414 h8800 * h5360 the LORD * h3068 of Midian * h4080.
4 Of every tribe * h4294 * h4294 a thousand * h505 * h505, throughout all the tribes * h4294 of Israel * h3478, shall ye send * h7971 h8799 to the war * h6635. Of...: Heb. A thousand of a tribe, a thousand of a tribe
5 So there were delivered * h4560 h8735 out of the thousands * h505 of Israel * h3478, a thousand * h505 of every tribe * h4294, twelve * h8147 * h6240 thousand * h505 armed * h2502 h8803 for war * h6635.
6 And Moses * h4872 sent * h7971 h8799 them to the war * h6635, a thousand * h505 of every tribe * h4294, them and Phinehas * h6372 the son * h1121 of Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, to the war * h6635, with the holy * h6944 instruments * h3627, and the trumpets * h2689 to blow * h8643 in his hand * h3027.
7 And they warred * h6633 h8799 against the Midianites * h4080, as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872; and they slew * h2026 h8799 all the males * h2145.
8 And they slew * h2026 h8804 the kings * h4428 of Midian * h4080, beside * h5921 the rest of them that were slain * h2491; namely , Evi * h189, and Rekem * h7552, and Zur * h6698, and Hur * h2354, and Reba * h7254, five * h2568 kings * h4428 of Midian * h4080: Balaam * h1109 also the son * h1121 of Beor * h1160 they slew * h2026 h8804 with the sword * h2719.
9 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 took all the women * h802 of Midian * h4080 captives * h7617 h8799, and their little ones * h2945, and took the spoil * h962 h8804 of all their cattle * h929, and all their flocks * h4735, and all their goods * h2428.
10 And they burnt * h8313 h8804 all their cities * h5892 wherein they dwelt * h4186, and all their goodly castles * h2918, with fire * h784.
11 And they took * h3947 h8799 all the spoil * h7998, and all the prey * h4455, both of men * h120 and of beasts * h929.
12 And they brought * h935 h8686 the captives * h7628, and the prey * h4455, and the spoil * h7998, unto Moses * h4872, and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, and unto the congregation * h5712 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, unto the camp * h4264 at the plains * h6160 of Moab * h4124, which are by Jordan * h3383 near Jericho * h3405.
13 And Moses * h4872, and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, and all the princes * h5387 of the congregation * h5712, went forth * h3318 h8799 to meet * h7125 h8800 them without * h2351 the camp * h4264.
14 And Moses * h4872 was wroth * h7107 h8799 with the officers * h6485 h8803 of the host * h2428, with the captains * h8269 over thousands * h505, and captains * h8269 over hundreds * h3967, which came * h935 h8802 from * h6635 the battle * h4421. battle: Heb. host of war
15 And Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Have ye saved * h2421 h8765 all the women * h5347 alive * h2421 h8765?
16 Behold, these * h2007 caused * h1961 h8804 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, through the counsel * h1697 of Balaam * h1109, to commit * h4560 h8800 trespass * h4604 against the LORD * h3068 in the matter * h1697 of Peor * h6465, and there was a plague * h4046 among the congregation * h5712 of the LORD * h3068.
17 Now therefore kill * h2026 h8798 every male * h2145 among the little ones * h2945, and kill * h2026 h8798 every woman * h802 that hath known * h3045 h8802 man * h376 by lying * h4904 with him * h2145. him: Heb. a male
18 But all the women * h802 children * h2945, that have not known * h3045 h8804 a man * h2145 by lying * h4904 with him, keep alive * h2421 h8685 for yourselves.
19 And do ye abide * h2583 h8798 without * h2351 the camp * h4264 seven * h7651 days * h3117: whosoever hath killed * h2026 h8802 any person * h5315, and whosoever hath touched * h5060 h8802 any slain * h2491, purify * h2398 h8691 both yourselves and your captives * h7628 on the third * h7992 day * h3117, and on the seventh * h7637 day * h3117.
20 And purify * h2398 h8691 all your raiment * h899, and all that is made * h3627 of skins * h5785, and all work * h4639 of goats * h5795' hair , and all things made * h3627 of wood * h6086. that...: Heb. instrument, or, vessel of skins
21 And Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548 said * h559 h8799 unto the men * h582 of war * h6635 which went * h935 h8802 to the battle * h4421, This is the ordinance * h2708 of the law * h8451 which the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872;
22 Only the gold * h2091, and the silver * h3701, the brass * h5178, the iron * h1270, the tin * h913, and the lead * h5777,
23 Every thing * h1697 that may abide * h935 h8799 the fire * h784, ye shall make it go through * h5674 h8686 the fire * h784, and it shall be clean * h2891 h8804: nevertheless it shall be purified * h2398 h8691 with the water * h4325 of separation * h5079: and all that abideth * h935 h8799 not the fire * h784 ye shall make go through * h5674 h8686 the water * h4325.
24 And ye shall wash * h3526 h8765 your clothes * h899 on the seventh * h7637 day * h3117, and ye shall be clean * h2891 h8804, and afterward * h310 ye shall come * h935 h8799 into the camp * h4264.
25 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
26 Take * h5375 h8798 the sum * h7218 of the prey * h4455 that was taken * h7628, both of man * h120 and of beast * h929, thou, and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, and the chief * h7218 fathers * h1 of the congregation * h5712: that...: Heb. of the captivity
27 And divide * h2673 the prey * h4455 into two parts * h2673 h8804; between them that took * h8610 h8802 the war * h4421 upon them, who went out * h3318 h8802 to battle * h6635, and between all the congregation * h5712:
28 And levy * h7311 h8689 a tribute * h4371 unto the LORD * h3068 of the men * h582 of war * h4421 which went out * h3318 h8802 to battle * h6635: one * h259 soul * h5315 of five * h2568 hundred * h3967, both of the persons * h120, and of the beeves * h1241, and of the asses * h2543, and of the sheep * h6629:
29 Take * h3947 h8799 it of their half * h4276, and give * h5414 h8804 it unto Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, for an heave offering * h8641 of the LORD * h3068.
30 And of the children * h1121 of Israel's * h3478 half * h4276, thou shalt take * h3947 h8799 one * h259 portion * h270 h8803 of fifty * h2572, of the persons * h120, of the beeves * h1241, of the asses * h2543, and of the flocks * h6629, of all manner of beasts * h929, and give * h5414 h8804 them unto the Levites * h3881, which keep * h8104 h8802 the charge * h4931 of the tabernacle * h4908 of the LORD * h3068. flocks: or, goats
31 And Moses * h4872 and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548 did * h6213 h8799 as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872.
32 And the booty * h4455, being the rest * h3499 of the prey * h957 which the men of * h5971 war * h6635 had caught * h962 h8804, was six * h8337 hundred * h3967 thousand * h505 and seventy * h7657 thousand * h505 and five * h2568 thousand * h505 sheep * h6629,
33 And threescore and twelve * h7657 * h8147 thousand * h505 beeves * h1241,
34 And threescore * h8346 and one * h259 thousand * h505 asses * h2543,
35 And thirty * h7970 and two * h8147 thousand * h505 persons * h5315 * h120 in all * h3605, of women * h802 that had not known * h3045 h8804 man * h2145 by lying * h4904 with him.
36 And the half * h4275, which was the portion * h2506 of them that went out * h3318 h8802 to war * h6635, was in number * h4557 three * h7969 hundred * h3967 thousand * h505 and seven * h7651 and thirty * h7970 thousand * h505 and five * h2568 hundred * h3967 sheep * h6629:
37 And the LORD'S * h3068 tribute * h4371 of the sheep * h6629 was six * h8337 hundred * h3967 and threescore and fifteen * h7657 * h2568.
38 And the beeves * h1241 were thirty * h7970 and six * h8337 thousand * h505; of which the LORD'S * h3068 tribute * h4371 was threescore and twelve * h7657 * h8147.
39 And the asses * h2543 were thirty * h7970 thousand * h505 and five * h2568 hundred * h3967; of which the LORD'S * h3068 tribute * h4371 was threescore * h8346 and one * h259.
40 And the persons * h120 * h5315 were sixteen * h8337 * h6240 thousand * h505; of which the LORD'S * h3068 tribute * h4371 was thirty * h7970 and two * h8147 persons * h5315.
41 And Moses * h4872 gave * h5414 h8799 the tribute * h4371, which was the LORD'S * h3068 heave offering * h8641, unto Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548, as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872.
42 And of the children * h1121 of Israel's * h3478 half * h4276, which Moses * h4872 divided * h2673 h8804 from the men * h582 that warred * h6633 h8802,
43 (Now the half * h4275 that pertained unto the congregation * h5712 was three * h7969 hundred * h3967 thousand * h505 and thirty * h7970 thousand * h505 and seven * h7651 thousand * h505 and five * h2568 hundred * h3967 sheep * h4480 * h6629,
44 And thirty * h7970 and six * h8337 thousand * h505 beeves * h1241,
45 And thirty * h7970 thousand * h505 asses * h2543 and five * h2568 hundred * h3967,
46 And sixteen * h8337 * h6240 thousand * h505 persons * h5315 * h120;)
47 Even of the children * h1121 of Israel's * h3478 half * h4276, Moses * h4872 took * h3947 h8799 one * h259 portion * h270 h8803 of fifty * h2572, both of man * h120 and of beast * h929, and gave * h5414 h8799 them unto the Levites * h3881, which kept * h8104 h8802 the charge * h4931 of the tabernacle * h4908 of the LORD * h3068; as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872.
48 And the officers * h6485 h8803 which were over thousands * h505 of the host * h6635, the captains * h8269 of thousands * h505, and captains * h8269 of hundreds * h3967, came near * h7126 h8799 unto Moses * h4872:
49 And they said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Thy servants * h5650 have taken * h5375 h8804 the sum * h7218 of the men * h582 of war * h4421 which are under our charge * h3027, and there lacketh * h6485 h8738 not one man * h376 of us. charge: Heb. hand
50 We have therefore brought * h7126 h8686 an oblation * h7133 for the LORD * h3068, what every man * h376 hath gotten * h4672 h8804, of jewels * h3627 of gold * h2091, chains * h685, and bracelets * h6781, rings * h2885, earrings * h5694, and tablets * h3558, to make an atonement * h3722 h8763 for our souls * h5315 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068. gotten: Heb. found
51 And Moses * h4872 and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548 took * h3947 h8799 the gold * h2091 of them, even all wrought * h4639 jewels * h3627.
52 And all the gold * h2091 of the offering * h8641 that they offered up * h7311 h8689 to the LORD * h3068, of the captains * h8269 of thousands * h505, and of the captains * h8269 of hundreds * h3967, was sixteen * h8337 * h6240 thousand * h505 seven * h7651 hundred * h3967 and fifty * h2572 shekels * h8255. offering: Heb. heave offering
53 ( For the men * h582 of war * h6635 had taken spoil * h962 h8804, every man * h376 for himself.)
54 And Moses * h4872 and Eleazar * h499 the priest * h3548 took * h3947 h8799 the gold * h2091 of the captains * h8269 of thousands * h505 and of hundreds * h3967, and brought * h935 h8686 it into the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150, for a memorial * h2146 for the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068.