Bamidbar 31:12

12 And they brought the captives, and the plunder, and the spoil, unto Moshe, and Eleazar HaKohen, and unto the Adat Bnei Yisroel, unto the machaneh at the plains of Moav, which are by Yarden near Yericho.

Bamidbar 31:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 12 And they brought the captives, the prey, and the spoil
The women and children, who were the captives, and the beasts which were the prey, and the gold, silver which were the spoil:

unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
children of Israel;
that is, they were bringing the above persons things unto them, returning from the war with Midian:

unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan [near]
Jericho:
see ( Numbers 22:1 ) , but they were stopped, and were not admitted into the camp until seven days after.

Bamidbar 31:12 In-Context

10 And they burned with eish all their towns wherein were their moshavot, and all their camps.
11 And they took all the plunder, and all the spoil, both of adam and of behemah.
12 And they brought the captives, and the plunder, and the spoil, unto Moshe, and Eleazar HaKohen, and unto the Adat Bnei Yisroel, unto the machaneh at the plains of Moav, which are by Yarden near Yericho.
13 And Moshe, and Eleazar HaKohen, and all the nasiim of the Edah, went forth to meet them outside the machaneh.
14 And Moshe was in wrath with the pekudei hechayil (officers of the army), with the sarim over thousands, and sarim over hundreds, which were returning from the milchamah of the army.
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