Numbers 31

The Slaughter of Midian

1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“1TakeH5358 fullH5360 vengeanceH5360 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 on the MidianitesH4084; afterwardH310 you will be 2gatheredH622 to your peopleH5971.” 3MosesH4872 spokeH1696 to the peopleH5971, sayingH559, “ArmH2502 menH376 from amongH854 you for the warH6635, that they may 3goH1961 againstH5921 MidianH4080 to executeH5414 4the Lord’sH3068 vengeanceH5360 on MidianH4080. 4A thousandH505 from each tribeH4294 of allH3605 the tribesH4294 of IsraelH3478 you shall sendH7971 to the warH6635.” 5So there were 5furnishedH4560 from the thousandsH505 of IsraelH3478, a thousandH505 from each tribeH4294, twelveH8147H6240 thousandH505 armedH2502 for warH6635. 6MosesH4872 sentH7971 them, a thousandH505 from each tribeH4294, to the warH6635, and PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548, to the warH6635 with them, 6and the holyH6944 vesselsH3627 and 7the trumpetsH2689 for the alarmH8643 in his handH3027. 7So they madeH6633 warH6633 againstH5921 MidianH4080, justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872, and 8they killedH2026 everyH3605 maleH2145. 8They killedH2026 the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080 alongH5921 with the rest of their slainH2491: 9EviH189 and RekemH7552 and 10ZurH6698 and HurH2354 and RebaH7254, the fiveH2568 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080; they also killedH2026 11BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 with the swordH2719. 9The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 capturedH7617 the womenH802 of MidianH4080 and their littleH2945 onesH2945; and allH3605 their cattleH929 and allH3605 their flocksH4735 and allH3605 their goodsH2428 they plunderedH962. 10Then they burnedH8313 allH3605 their citiesH5892 whereH4186 they livedH4186 and allH3605 their campsH2918 with fireH784. 1112They tookH3947 allH3605 the spoilH7998 and allH3605 the preyH4455, both of manH120 and of beastH929. 12They broughtH935 the captivesH7628 and the preyH4455 and the spoilH7998 to MosesH4872, and to EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and to the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, to the campH4264 at the plainsH6160 of MoabH4124, whichH834 are by the JordanH3383 opposite JerichoH3405.

13MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and allH3605 the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712 wentH3318 out to meetH7122 them outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264. 14MosesH4872 was angryH7107 with the officersH6485 of the armyH2428, the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, who had comeH935 from serviceH6635 in the warH4421. 15And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “Have you 13sparedH2421 14allH3605 the womenH5347? 1615BeholdH2005, theseH2007 16causedH1961 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, through the 17counselH1697 of 18BalaamH1109, to 19trespassH4560H4604 against the LordH3068 in the matterH1697 of PeorH6465, so the plagueH4046 was among the congregationH5712 of the LordH3068. 1720NowH6258 therefore, killH2026 everyH3605 maleH2145 among the littleH2945 onesH2945, and killH2026 everyH3605 womanH802 who has knownH3045 manH376 21intimatelyH4904H2145. 18But allH3605 the 22girlsH2945H802 whoH834 have not knownH3045 manH2145 23intimatelyH4904H2145, 24spareH2421 for yourselves. 1925And you, campH2583 outsideH4480H2351 the campH4264 sevenH7651 daysH3117; whoeverH3605 has killedH2026 any personH5315 and whoeverH3605 has touchedH5060 any slainH2491, purifyH2398 yourselves, you and your captivesH7628, on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117. 20You shall purifyH2398 for yourselves everyH3605 garmentH899 and everyH3605 articleH3627 of 26leatherH5785 and allH3605 the workH4639 of goats’H5795 hair, and allH3605 articlesH3627 of woodH6086.”

21Then EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559 to the menH376 of warH6635 who had goneH935 to battleH4421, “ThisH2088 is the statuteH2708 of the lawH8451 whichH834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680 MosesH4872: 22onlyH389 the goldH2091 and the silverH3701, the bronzeH5178, the ironH1270, the tinH913 and the leadH5777, 23everythingH3605 that can standH935 the fireH784, you shall passH5674 throughH5674 the fireH784, and it shall be cleanH2891, but it shall be purifiedH2398 with 27waterH4325 for impurityH5079. But whateverH3605H834 cannotH3808 standH935 the fireH784 you shall passH5674 throughH5674 the waterH4325. 24And you shall washH3526 your clothesH899 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 and be cleanH2891, and afterwardH310 you may enterH935 the campH4264.”

Division of the Booty

25Then the LordH3068 spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 26“You and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the congregationH5712 takeH5375 a countH7218 of the bootyH4455 28that was capturedH7628, both of manH120 and of animalH929; 27and 29divideH2673 the bootyH4455 betweenH996 the warriorsH4421 who wentH3318 out to battleH4421 and allH3605 the congregationH5712. 2830LevyH7311 a taxH4371 for the LordH3068 from the menH376 of warH4421 who wentH3318 out to battleH4421, oneH259 31in fiveH2568 hundredH3967 of the personsH120 and of the cattleH1241 and of the donkeysH2543 and of the sheepH6629; 29takeH3947 it from their halfH4276 and giveH5414 it to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, as an 32offeringH8641 to the LordH3068. 30From the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, you shall takeH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 out of every fiftyH2572 of the personsH120, of the cattleH1241, of the donkeysH2543 and of the sheepH6629, from allH3605 the animalsH929, and giveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881 who 33keepH8104 chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068.” 31MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 didH6213 justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.

32Now the bootyH4455 that remainedH1961H3499 from the spoilH957 whichH834 the 34menH5971 of warH6635 had plunderedH962 was 675,000H8337H3967H505H7657H2568 sheepH6629, 33and 72,000H8147H7657H505 cattleH1241, 34and 61,000H259H8346H505 donkeysH2543, 35and of humanH120 beingsH5315, of the womenH802 whoH834 had not knownH3045 manH2145 35intimatelyH4904H2145, allH3605 the personsH5315 were 32,000H8147H7970H505.

36The halfH4275, the portionH2506 of those who wentH3318 out to warH6635, was as follows: the numberH4557 of sheepH6629 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568, 37and the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 of the sheepH6629 was 675H8337H3967H2568H7657; 38and the cattleH1241 were 36,000H7970H8337H505, from which the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 72H8147H7657; 39and the donkeysH2543 were 30,500H7970H505H2568H3967, from which the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 61H259H8346; 40and the humanH120 beingsH5315 were 16,000H8337H6240H505, from whom the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 32H8147H7970 personsH5315. 41MosesH4872 gaveH5414 the levyH4371 which was the Lord’sH3068 offeringH8641 to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, justH3512 36as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.

42As for the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, whichH834 MosesH4872 37separatedH2673 from the menH376 who had goneH6633 to warH6633-- 43now the congregation’sH5712 halfH4275 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568 sheepH6629, 44and 36,000H8337H7970H505 cattleH1241, 45and 30,500H7970H505H2568H3967 donkeysH2543, 46and the humanH120 beingsH5315 were 16,000H8337H6240H505-- 47and from the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, MosesH4872 tookH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 out of every fiftyH2572, bothH4480 of manH120 and of animalsH929, and gaveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881, who keptH8104 chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068, justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.

48Then the officersH6485 whoH834 were over the thousandsH505 of the armyH6635, the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, approachedH7126 MosesH4872, 49and they saidH559 to MosesH4872, “Your servantsH5650 have takenH5375 a censusH7218 of menH376 of warH4421 whoH834 are in our chargeH3027, and noH3808 manH376 of us is missingH6485. 50So we have broughtH7126 as an offeringH7133 to the LordH3068 whatH834 eachH376 manH376 foundH4672, articlesH3627 of goldH2091, armletsH685 and braceletsH6781, signetH2885 ringsH2885, earringsH5694 and necklacesH3558, 38to makeH3722 atonementH3722 for ourselvesH5315 beforeH6440 the LordH3068.” 51MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 from them, allH3605 kinds of wroughtH4639 articlesH3627. 52AllH3605 the goldH2091 of the offeringH8641 whichH834 they offeredH7311 up to the LordH3068, from the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, was 16,750H8337H6240H505H7651H3967H2572 shekelsH8255. 5339The menH376 of warH6635 had takenH962 bootyH962, everyH376 manH376 for himself. 54So MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 from the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and broughtH935 it to the tentH168 of meetingH4150 as 40a memorialH2146 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 beforeH6440 the LordH3068.