Numbers:31

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* And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , * Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites : afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people . * And Moses spake unto the people , saying , Arm some of yourselves unto the war , and let them go against the Midianites , and avenge the LORD of Midian . * Of every tribe matteh # a thousand #H505 , throughout all the tribes of Israel Yisra #el #, shall ye send to the war . * So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel Yisra #el #, a thousand of every tribe , twelve sh @nayim # thousand armed for war . * And Moses sent them to the war , a thousand of every tribe , them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , to the war , with the holy instruments , and the trumpets to blow in his hand . * And they warred against the Midianites , as the LORD commanded Moses ; and they slew all the males . * And they slew the kings of Midian , beside the rest of them that were slain ; namely , Evi , and Rekem , and Zur , and Hur , and Reba , five kings of Midian : Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword . * And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives , and their little ones , and took the spoil of all their cattle , and all their flocks , and all their goods . * And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt , and all their goodly castles , with fire . * And they took all the spoil , and all the prey , both of men and of beasts . * And they brought the captives , and the prey , and the spoil , unto Moses , and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , and unto the congregation of the children of Israel Yisra #el #, unto the camp at the plains of Moab Mow #ab #, which are by Jordan near Jericho . * And Moses , and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , and all the princes of the congregation , went forth to meet them without the camp . * And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host , with the captains over thousands , and captains over hundreds me #ah #, which came from the battle . * And Moses said unto them , Have ye saved all the women alive ? * Behold , these caused the children of Israel Yisra #el #, through the counsel of Balaam Bil #am #, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor P @#owr #, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD . * Now therefore kill every male among the little ones , and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him . * But all the women children , that have not known a man by lying with him , keep alive for yourselves . * And do ye abide without the camp seven days : whosoever hath killed any person , and whosoever hath touched any slain , purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day , and on the seventh day . * And purify all your raiment , and all that is made of skins , and all work of goats hair , and all things made of wood . * And Eleazar #El #azar # 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 ; * Only the gold , and the silver , the brass , the iron , the tin , and the lead , * Every thing that may abide the fire , ye shall make it go through the fire , and it shall be clean : nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation : and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water . * And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day , and ye shall be clean , and afterward ye shall come into the camp . * And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , * Take the sum of the prey that was taken , both of man and of beast , thou , and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , and the chief fathers of the congregation : * And divide # the prey into two parts ; between them that took the war upon them , who went out to battle , and between all the congregation : * And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle : one soul of five hundred me #ah #, both of the persons , and of the beeves , and of the asses , and of the sheep tso #n #: * Take it of their half , and give it unto Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , for an heave offering of the LORD . * And of the children of Israels half , thou shalt take one portion of fifty , of the persons , of the beeves , of the asses , and of the flocks tso #n #, of all manner of beasts , and give them unto the Levites , which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD . * And Moses and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses . * And the booty , being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught , was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep tso #n #, * And threescore and twelve #H8147thousand beeves , * And threescore and one thousand asses , * And thirty and two thousand persons nephesh # in all , of women that had not known man by lying with him . * And the half , which was the portion of them that went out to war , was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep tso #n #: * And the LORDS tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen #H2568 . * And the beeves were thirty and six thousand ; of which the LORDS tribute was threescore and twelve #H8147 . * And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred me #ah #; of which the LORDS tribute was threescore and one . * And the persons #H5315were sixteen shesh # thousand ; of which the LORDS tribute was thirty and two persons . * And Moses gave the tribute , which was the LORDS heave offering , unto Eleazar #El #azar # the priest , as the LORD commanded Moses . * And of the children of Israels half , which Moses divided from the men that warred , * (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep min # tso #n #, * And thirty and six thousand beeves , * And thirty thousand asses and five hundred me #ah #, * And sixteen shesh # thousand persons nephesh #; ) * Even of the children of Israels half , Moses took one portion of fifty , both of man and of beast , and gave them unto the Levites , which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD ; as the LORD commanded Moses . * And the officers which were over thousands of the host , the captains of thousands , and captains of hundreds me #ah #, came near unto Moses : * And they said unto Moses , Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge , and there lacketh not one man of us . * We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD , what every man hath gotten , of jewels of gold , chains #ets #adah #, and bracelets , rings tabba #ath #, earrings , and tablets , to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD . * And Moses and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest took the gold of them , even all wrought jewels . * And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD , of the captains of thousands , and of the captains of hundreds me #ah #, was sixteen shesh # thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels . * (For the men of war had taken spoil , every man for himself .) * And Moses and Eleazar #El #azar # the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds me #ah #, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation mow #ed #, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD .

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