Numbers 31:1

1 The Lord spoke to Moses and said,

Numbers 31:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After the plague upon Israel for their fornication and idolatry, into which they were drawn by the daughters of Moab and Midian, and after the sum of the people was taken in the plains of Moab, and various laws given or repeated, and a little before the death of Moses:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 31:1 In-Context

1 The Lord spoke to Moses and said,

2 "Pay back the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites; after that you will die."

3 So Moses said to the people, "Get some men ready for war. The Lord will use them to pay back the Midianites.

4 Send to war a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel."

5 So twelve thousand men got ready for war, a thousand men from each tribe.