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Numbers 31
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901
2Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.
2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm from amongst you men for military service, that they go against Midian to execute Jehovah's vengeance upon Midian.
3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian.
4Of every tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
5So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand by the tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, and the holy instruments, even the alarm-trumpets in his hand.
6And 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.
7And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and slew all the males.
7And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
8And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
8And 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.
9And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took for a spoil all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods;
9And 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.
10and all their cities in their settlements and all their encampments they burned with fire.
10And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
11And they took all the booty, and all the prey, of man and of cattle;
11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
12and they brought to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the assembly of the children of Israel, the captives and the prey and the booty, to the camp in the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan of Jericho.
12And 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.
13And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the assembly went forth to meet them outside the camp.
13And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war;
14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
15and Moses said to them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16Lo, these, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the children of Israel to commit sin against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague on the assembly of Jehovah.
16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.
17And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,
17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
18But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19And encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever hath killed a person, and whoever hath touched any slain; ye shall purify yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
19And 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.
20And every garment, and every vessel of skin, and all work of goat's hair, and every utensil of wood shall ye purify.
20And 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.
21And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war that had gone to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
21And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:
22Only the gold, and the silver, the copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
22howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23everything that passeth through the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean; only it shall be purified with the water of separation; and everything that cannot pass through the fire ye shall make go through the water.
23everything 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 for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.
24And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp.
24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, of man and of cattle, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the assembly;
26Take 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;
27and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.
27and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28And thou shalt levy a tribute for Jehovah of the men of war who went out to the army, one soul of five hundred of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the small cattle.
28And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
29Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah.
29take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah’s heave-offering.
30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the small cattle, of every [kind of] beasts, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
30And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
32And the prey, the rest of the spoil, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,
32Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
35and of human persons, of the women that had not known lying with a man, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.
35and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.
36And the half, the portion of them that had gone out to the war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
36And 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:
37and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five;
37and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38and the oxen were thirty-six thousand, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, seventy-two;
38And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
39and the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one;
39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and one.
40and the human persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the tribute for Jehovah was thirty-two persons.
40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah’s tribute was thirty and two persons.
41And Moses gave the tribute of Jehovah's heave-offering to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
41And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, [taking it] from the men that served in the war,
42And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred
43(now the half belonging to the assembly was of the sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred,
43(now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
47...of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, of man and of cattle, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
47even 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, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
48And the officers who were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses,
48And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;
49and they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who were under our hand, and there is not one man of us lacking.
49and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50So we present the offering of Jehovah, that which each one hath found, jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.
50And we have brought Jehovah’s oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, all manner of wrought jewels.
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered to Jehovah was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds.
52And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)
53(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.
54And 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 Jehovah.