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Numbers 31

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1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."

3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.

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

5 So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

7 They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male.

8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

9 And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods.

10 All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,

11 and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast.

12 Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.

14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

15 Moses said to them, "Have you let all the women live?

16 Behold, these, on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the LORD.

17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

18 But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.

19 Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.

20 You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats' hair, and every article of wood."

21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: "This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses:

22 only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

23 everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water.

24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp."

25 The LORD said to Moses,

26 "Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,

27 and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.

28 And levy for the LORD a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks.

29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.

30 And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the LORD."

31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

32 Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep,

33 72,000 cattle,

34 61,000 donkeys,

35 and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him.

36 And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep,

37 and the LORD's tribute of sheep was 675.

38 The cattle were 36,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 72.

39 The donkeys were 30,500, of which the LORD's tribute was 61.

40 The persons were 16,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 32 persons.

41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

42 From the people of Israel's half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army--

43 now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,

44 36,000 cattle,

45 and 30,500 donkeys,

46 and 16,000 persons--

47 from the people of Israel's half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

48 Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses

49 and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.

50 And we have brought the LORD's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD."

51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.

52 And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.

53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.

The Message Bible MSG

1 God spoke to Moses:

2 "Avenge the People of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you will go to be with your dead ancestors."

3 Moses addressed the people: "Recruit men for a campaign against Midian, to exact God's vengeance on Midian,

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

5 A fighting force of a thousand from each tribe of Israel - twelve thousand in all - was recruited.

6 Moses sent them off to war, a thousand from each tribe, and also Phinehas son of Eleazar, who went as priest to the army, in charge of holy vessels and the signaling bugles.

7 They attacked Midian, just as God had commanded Moses, and killed every last man.

8 Among the fallen were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba - the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

9 The People of Israel took the Midianite women and children captive and took all their animals and herds and goods as plunder.

10 They burned to the ground all the towns in which Midianites lived and also their tent camps.

11 They looted and plundered everything and everyone - stuff and people and animals.

12 They took it all - captives and booty and plunder - back to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the company of Israel where they were camped on the Plains of Moab, at Jordan-Jericho.

13 Moses, Eleazar, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet the returning army outside the camp.

14 Moses was furious with the army officers - the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds - as they came back from the battlefield:

15 "What's this! You've let these women live!

16 They're the ones who, under Balaam's direction, seduced the People of Israel away from God in that mess at Peor, causing the plague that hit God's people.

17 Finish your job: kill all the boys. Kill every woman who has slept with a man.

18 The younger women who are virgins you can keep alive for yourselves.

19 "Now here's what you are to do: Pitch tents outside the camp. All who have killed anyone or touched a corpse must stay outside the camp for seven days. Purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days.

20 Purify every piece of clothing and every utensil - everything made of leather, goat hair, or wood."

21 Eleazar the priest then spoke to the soldiers who had fought in the battle: "This is the ruling from the Revelation that God gave Moses:

22 Gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead

23 - and anything else that can survive fire - must be passed through the fire; then it will be ritually purified. It must also be ritually washed in the Water-of-Cleansing. Further, whatever cannot survive fire must be put through that water.

24 On the seventh day scrub your clothes; you will be ritually clean. Then you can return to camp."

25 God said to Moses,

26 "I want you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders in the community to count the captives, people and animals.

27 Split the plunder between the soldiers who fought the battle and the rest of the congregation.

28 "Then tax the booty that goes to the soldiers at the rate of one life out of five hundred, whether humans, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.

29 It's a God-tax taken from their half-share to be turned over to Eleazar the priest on behalf of God.

30 Tax the congregation's half-share at the rate of one life out of fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, or other animals. Give this to the Levites who are in charge of the care of God's Dwelling."

31 Moses and Eleazar followed through with what God had commanded Moses.

32 The rest of the plunder taken by the army: 675,000 sheep

33 72,000 cattle

34 61,000 donkeys

35 32,000 women who were virgins

36 The half-share for those who had fought in the war:

37 with a tax of 675 for God

38 36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God

39 30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God

40 16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God

41 Moses turned the tax over to Eleazar the priest as God's part, following God's instructions to Moses.

42 The other half-share for the Israelite community that Moses set apart from what was given to the men who fought the war was:

43 337,500 sheep

44 36,000 cattle

45 30,500 donkeys

46 16,000 people

47 From the half-share going to the People of Israel, Moses, just as God had instructed him, picked one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites, who were in charge of maintaining God's Dwelling.

48 The military officers - commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds - came to Moses

49 and said, "We have counted the soldiers under our command and not a man is missing.

50 We've brought offerings to God from the gold jewelry we got - armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, ornaments - to make atonement for our lives before God."

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all that fine-crafted jewelry.

52 In total, the gold from the commanders of thousands and hundreds that Moses and Eleazar offered as a gift to God weighed about six hundred pounds,

53 all donated by the soldiers who had taken the booty.

54 Moses and Eleazar took the gold from the commanders of thousands and hundreds and brought it to the Tent of Meeting, to serve as a reminder for the People of Israel before God.