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Numbers 31

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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.

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.