Numbers 31:4

4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”

Numbers 31:4 in Other Translations

4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war."

4 From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.”

4 a thousand from each tribe of Israel to go to war."

4 Send 1,000 men to war from each Israelite tribe."

Numbers 31:4 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:4

Of every tribe a thousand
So that the whole number of those that were armed were 12,000 as after given:

throughout all the tribes of Israel;
this is observed, as Jarchi thinks, to comprehend the tribe of Levi, which in some cases was left out of the account:

shall ye send to the war;
to fight with Midian.

Numbers 31:4 In-Context

2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

3 So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the LORD’s vengeance on them.

4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”

5 So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel.

6 Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.