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Numbers 31

New Living Translation NLT

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”

3 So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD ’s war of revenge against Midian.

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

5 So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle.

6 Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge.

7 They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.

8 All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

9 Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder.

10 They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived.

11 After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals,

12 they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

14 But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains who had returned from the battle.

15 “Why have you let all the women live?” he demanded.

16 “These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD ’s people.

17 So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.

18 Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.

19 And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days.

20 Purify all your clothing, too, and everything made of leather, goat hair, or wood.”

21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, “The LORD has given Moses this legal requirement:

22 Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead—

23 that is, all metals that do not burn—must be passed through fire in order to be made ceremonially pure. These metal objects must then be further purified with the water of purification. But everything that burns must be purified by the water alone.

24 On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp.”

25 And the LORD said to Moses,

26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.

27 Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people.

28 From the army’s portion, first give the LORD his share of the plunder—one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

29 Give this share of the army’s half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD .

30 From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the LORD ’s Tabernacle.”

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

32 The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats,

33 72,000 cattle,

34 61,000 donkeys,

35 and 32,000 virgin girls.

36 Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

37 of which 675 were the LORD ’s share;

38 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the LORD ’s share;

39 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the LORD ’s share;

40 and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the LORD ’s share.

41 Moses gave all the LORD ’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the LORD had directed him.

42 Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men.

43 It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

44 36,000 cattle,

45 30,500 donkeys,

46 and 16,000 virgin girls.

47 From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the LORD ’s Tabernacle. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.

48 Then all the generals and captains came to Moses

49 and said, “We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!

50 So we are presenting the items of gold we captured as an offering to the LORD from our share of the plunder—armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This will purify our lives before the LORD and make us right with him. ”

51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders—all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects.

52 In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the LORD weighed about 420 pounds.

53 All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.

54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle as a reminder to the LORD that the people of Israel belong to him.

Common English Bible CEB

1 The LORD spoke to Moses:

2 Take just reparations for the Israelites from the Midianites. Afterward you will join your ancestors.

3 Moses spoke to the people: "Equip some of your men for battle so that they may go against Midian and execute the LORD's just punishment against Midian.

4 You will send out for battle one thousand from each of the tribes of Israel."

5 From the thousands of Israel, one thousand from each tribe were selected. Twelve thousand were equipped for battle.

6 Moses sent them to battle, one thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas, Eleazar the priest's son, who carried the sanctuary equipment and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.

7 They battled against Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

8 They killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian, along with others slain. They also killed Balaam, Beor's son, with the sword.

9 The Israelites took captive the Midianite women, their little ones, all their cattle, their herds, and their possessions.

10 They burned all the cities where they lived and their encampments.

11 They took all the spoils of war and the valuable property, both human and animal,

12 and they brought the captives, the valuable property, and the spoils of war to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite community, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

14 Moses became angry with the commanders of the army, the officers of thousands and the officers of hundreds, who came back from the battle.

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

16 These very women, on Balaam's advice, made the Israelites break faith with the LORD in the affair at Peor, so there was a plague among the LORD's community.

17 Now kill every male child and every female who has known a man intimately by sleeping with him.

18 But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately by sleeping with him, spare for yourselves.

19 You will remain outside the camp for seven days. Everyone among you or your captives who has killed a person or touched a corpse must purify themselves on the third and seventh days.

20 You must also purify every garment, and everything made of leather, goats' hair, or wood."

21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of battle who had gone out to war, "This is the regulation in the Instruction that the LORD commanded Moses:

22 Gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead—

23 anything that can withstand fire—you will put through the fire and it will be clean. It will also be purified with the water of purification. Anything that isn't able to withstand fire, you will immerse in water.

24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day and you will be clean. Afterward you may enter the camp."

25 The LORD said to Moses:

26 You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community's households must take an inventory of the valuable property and the captives, both human and animals,

27 and divide the valuable property between the warriors who went into battle and the entire community.

28 You will offer as tribute to the LORD from each warrior who went into battle one living being in five hundred, whether human, oxen, donkeys, or flocks.

29 Take it from the warriors' half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a gift offering to the LORD.

30 But from the Israelites' half you will take one out of every fifty, whether from human, oxen, donkeys, or flock—all the animals. You will give them to the Levites who carry out the duties of the LORD's dwelling.

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

32 The valuable property remaining from the spoils of war that the people of the army had taken was 675,000 sheep,

33 72,000 oxen,

34 61,000 donkeys,

35 and 32,000 women who hadn't known a man intimately by sleeping with him.

36 The half-share of those who had gone out to battle numbered 337,500 sheep,

37 of which the LORD's tribute was 675.

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

41 Moses gave the tribute, a gift offering for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest as the LORD had commanded Moses.

42 As for the half-share of the Israelites that Moses divided from those who had gone out to battle:

43 the community's half-share was 337,500 sheep,

44 36,000 oxen,

45 30,500 donkeys,

46 and 16,000 humans.

47 Moses took from the Israelites' half one out of every fifty, from humans and animals. He gave them to the Levites who carry out the duties of the LORD's dwelling, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

48 The commanders over the thousands of the army, officers over thousands and officers over hundreds, approached Moses

49 and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the warriors in our charge and not one of us is missing.

50 We have brought the LORD's offering that each found, gold articles—anklets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces—to seek reconciliation for ourselves before the LORD."

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took all the gold articles from them.

52 All the gold for the gift offering that was presented to the LORD from the officers of thousands and the officers of hundreds was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.

53 Each of the men of battle took spoils of war for himself.

54 Yet Moses and Eleazar the priest also received the gold from the officers of thousands and of hundreds, and they brought it to the meeting tent as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.