Numbers 31 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Slaughter of Midian

1 Then the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Moses ^H4872, saying ^H559,

2 “Take ^H5358 vengeance ^H5360 on the Midianites ^H4084 for the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478; afterward ^H310 you will be gathered ^H622 to your people ^H5971.” 3 So Moses ^H4872 spoke ^H1696 to the people ^H5971, saying ^H559, “Arm ^H2502 men ^H376 from among ^H854 you for the war ^H6635, so that they may [fn]go ^H1961 against ^H5921 Midian ^H4080 to execute ^H5414 the LORD’S ^H3068 vengeance ^H5360 on Midian ^H4080. 4 You shall send ^H7971 a thousand ^H505 from each tribe ^H4294 of all ^H3605 the tribes ^H4294 of Israel ^H3478 to the war ^H6635.” 5 So there were selected ^H4560 from the thousands ^H505 of Israel ^H3478, a thousand ^H505 from each tribe ^H4294, twelve ^H8147 H6240 thousand ^H505 armed ^H2502 for war ^H6635. 6 And Moses ^H4872 sent ^H7971 them, a thousand ^H505 from each tribe ^H4294, to the war ^H6635, and Phinehas ^H6372 the son ^H1121 of Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, to the war ^H6635 with them, and the holy ^H6944 implements ^H3627 and the trumpets ^H2689 for the alarm ^H8643 in his hand ^H3027. 7 So they made ^H6633 war ^H6633 against ^H5921 Midian ^H4080, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 Moses ^H4872, and they killed ^H2026 every ^H3605 male ^H2145. 8 They killed ^H2026 the kings ^H4428 of Midian ^H4080 along ^H5921 with ^H5921 the rest of those killed ^H2491: Evi ^H189, Rekem ^H7552, Zur ^H6698, Hur ^H2354, and Reba ^H7254, the five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 of Midian ^H4080. They also killed ^H2026 Balaam ^H1109 the son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160 with the sword ^H2719. 9 And the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 took ^H7617 captive ^H7617 the women ^H802 of Midian ^H4080 and their little ^H2945 ones ^H2945; and they plundered ^H962 all ^H3605 their cattle ^H929, all ^H3605 their flocks ^H4735, and all ^H3605 their property ^H2428. 10 Then they [fn]burned ^H8313 all ^H3605 their cities ^H5892 where ^H4186 they lived ^H4186 and all ^H3605 their encampments ^H2918. 11 And they took ^H3947 all ^H3605 the plunder ^H7998 and all ^H3605 the spoils ^H4455, both of people ^H120 and of livestock ^H929. 12 They brought ^H935 the captives ^H7628 and the spoils ^H4455 and the plunder ^H7998 to Moses ^H4872, to Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, and to the congregation ^H5712 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, to the camp ^H4264 at the plains ^H6160 of Moab ^H4124 which ^H834 are by the Jordan ^H3383, opposite Jericho ^H3405.

13 And Moses ^H4872, Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, and all ^H3605 the leaders ^H5387 of the congregation ^H5712 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 them outside ^{H413 H4480 H2351} the camp ^H4264. 14 But Moses ^H4872 was ^H7107 angry ^H7107 with the officers ^H6485 of the army ^H2428, the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and the commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967, who had come ^H935 from service ^H6635 in the war ^H4421. 15 And Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to them, “Have you [fn]spared ^H2421 all ^H3605 the women ^H5347? 16 Behold ^H2005, they caused ^H1961 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, through the [fn]counsel ^H1697 of Balaam ^H1109, to be unfaithful ^H4604 to the LORD ^H3068 in the matter ^H1697 of Peor ^H6465, so that the plague ^H4046 took ^H1961 place ^H1961 among the congregation ^H5712 of the LORD ^H3068! 17 Now ^H6258 therefore, kill ^H2026 every ^H3605 male ^H2145 among the little ^H2945 ones ^H2945, and kill ^H2026 every ^H3605 woman ^H802 who has known ^H3045 a man ^H376 [fn]intimately ^H4904 H2145. 18 However, all ^H3605 the [fn]girls ^H2945 H802 who ^H834 have not known ^H3045 a [fn]man ^H2145 intimately ^H4904 H2145, keep ^H2421 alive ^H2421 for yourselves. 19 And as for you, camp ^H2583 outside ^H4480 H2351 the camp ^H4264 for seven ^H7651 days ^H3117; whoever ^H3605 has killed ^H2026 a person ^H5315 and whoever ^H3605 has touched ^H5060 anyone killed ^H2491, purify ^H2398 yourselves, you and your captives ^H7628, on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 and on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117. 20 And you shall purify ^H2398 for yourselves every ^H3605 garment ^H899, every ^H3605 article ^H3627 of leather ^H5785, every ^H3605 work ^H4639 of goats’ ^H5795 hair, and every ^H3605 article ^H3627 of wood ^H6086.”

21 Then Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 said ^H559 to the men ^H376 of war ^H6635 who had gone ^H935 to battle ^H4421, “This ^H2088 is the statute ^H2708 of the Law ^H8451 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 has commanded ^H6680 Moses ^H4872: 22 only ^H389 the gold ^H2091 and the silver ^H3701, the bronze ^H5178, the iron ^H1270, the tin ^H913, and the lead ^H5777, 23 everything ^H3605 that can [fn]withstand ^H935 the fire ^H784, you shall pass ^H5674 through the fire ^H784, and it will be ^H2891 clean ^H2891, only ^H389 it shall be purified ^H2398 with water ^H4325 for impurity ^H5079. But whatever ^H3605 H834 cannot ^H3808 [fn]withstand ^H935 the fire ^H784 you shall pass ^H5674 through the water ^H4325. 24 And you shall wash ^H3526 your clothes ^H899 on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117 and you will be ^H2891 clean ^H2891; and afterward ^H310 you may enter ^H935 the camp ^H4264.”

Division of the Plunder

25 Then the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, saying ^H559,

26 “You and Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 and the heads ^H7218 of the fathers’ ^H1 households of the congregation ^H5712 take ^H5375 a count ^H7218 of the spoils ^H4455 [fn]that were captured ^H7628, both of people ^H120 and of livestock ^H929; 27 and divide ^H2673 the spoils ^H4455 between ^H996 the warriors ^H8610 H4421 who went ^H3318 to battle ^H6635 and all ^H3605 the congregation ^H5712. 28 Also, collect ^H7311 a tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371 for the LORD ^H3068 from the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 who went ^H3318 to battle ^H4421, one ^H259 [fn]in five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 of the persons ^H120, of the cattle ^H1241, of the donkeys ^H2543, and of the sheep ^H6629; 29 take ^H3947 it from their half ^H4276 and give ^H5414 it to Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, as an [fn]offering ^H8641 to the LORD ^H3068. 30 And from the sons ^H1121 of Israel’s ^H3478 half ^H4276, you shall take ^H3947 one ^H259 drawn ^H270 from every fifty ^H2572 of the persons ^H120, of the cattle ^H1241, of the donkeys ^H2543, and of the sheep ^H6629, from all ^H3605 the animals ^H929; and give ^H5414 them to the Levites ^H3881 who perform ^H8104 the duty ^H4931 of the tabernacle ^H4908 of the LORD ^H3068.” 31 Moses ^H4872 and Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 did ^H6213 just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 Moses ^H4872.

32 Now the spoils ^H4455 that remained ^H1961 H3499 from the plunder ^H957 which ^H834 the [fn]men ^H5971 of war ^H6635 had plundered ^H962 was 675,000 ^{H8337 H3967 H505 H7657 H2568} sheep ^H6629, 33 seventy-two ^H8147 H7657 thousand ^H505 cattle ^H1241, 34 sixty-one ^H259 H8346 thousand ^H505 donkeys ^H2543, 35 and of captive people ^H5315 H120, of the women ^H802 who ^H834 had not known ^H3045 a [fn]man ^H2145 intimately ^H4904, in all ^H3605 were thirty-two ^H8147 H7970 thousand ^H505 people ^H5315.

36 The half ^H4275, the share ^H2506 of those who went ^H3318 to war ^H6635, was as follows: the number ^H4557 of sheep ^H6629 was 337,500 ^{H7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568}, 37 the LORD’S ^H3068 tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371 of the sheep ^H6629 was 675 ^{H8337 H3967 H2568 H7657}; 38 the cattle ^H1241 were thirty-six ^H7970 H8337 thousand ^H505, from which the LORD’S ^H3068 tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371 was seventy-two ^H8147 H7657; 39 the donkeys ^H2543 were 30,500 ^{H7970 H505 H2568 H3967}, from which the LORD’S ^H3068 tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371 was sixty-one ^H259 H8346; 40 and the captive people ^H5315 H120 were sixteen ^H8337 H6240 thousand ^H505, from whom the LORD’S ^H3068 tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371 was thirty-two ^H8147 H7970 persons ^H5315. 41 And Moses ^H4872 gave ^H5414 the tribute ^H4371 tax ^H4371, which was the LORD’S ^H3068 offering ^H8641, to Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, just ^H834 as the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 Moses ^H4872.

42 As for the sons ^H1121 of Israel’s ^H3478 half ^H4276, which ^H834 Moses ^H4872 [fn]separated ^H2673 from the men ^H376 who had gone ^H6633 to ^H6633 war ^H6633— 43 now the congregation’s ^H5712 half ^H4275 was 337,500 ^{H7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568} sheep ^H6629, 44 thirty-six ^H8337 H7970 thousand ^H505 cattle ^H1241, 45 30,500 ^{H7970 H505 H2568 H3967} donkeys ^H2543, 46 and the captive people ^H5315 H120 were sixteen ^H8337 H6240 thousand ^H505— 47 from the sons ^H1121 of Israel’s ^H3478 half ^H4276 Moses ^H4872 took ^H3947 one ^H259 drawn ^H270 from every fifty ^H2572, both ^H4480 of people ^H120 and of animals ^H929, and gave ^H5414 them to the Levites ^H3881, who performed ^H8104 the duty ^H4931 of the tabernacle ^H4908 of the LORD ^H3068, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 Moses ^H4872.

48 Then the officers ^H6485 who ^H834 were over the thousands ^H505 of the army ^H6635, the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and the commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967, approached ^H7126 Moses ^H4872, 49 and they said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Your servants ^H5650 have taken ^H5375 a census ^H7218 of the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 who ^H834 are [fn]under our authority ^H3027, and no ^H3808 man ^H376 of us is ^H6485 missing ^H6485. 50 So we have brought ^H7126 as an offering ^H7133 to the LORD ^H3068 what ^H834 each ^H376 man ^H376 found ^H4672, articles ^H3627 of gold ^H2091, armlets ^H685 and bracelets ^H6781, signet ^H2885 rings ^H2885, earrings ^H5694, and necklaces ^H3558, to make ^H3722 atonement ^H3722 for ourselves ^H5315 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068.” 51 Moses ^H4872 and Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 took ^H3947 the gold ^H2091 from them, all ^H3605 kinds of crafted ^H4639 articles ^H3627. 52 All ^H3605 the gold ^H2091 of the offering ^H8641 which ^H834 they offered ^H7311 up ^H7311 to the LORD ^H3068, from the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and the commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967, was 16,750 ^{H8337 H6240 H505 H7651 H3967 H2572} shekels ^H8255. 53 The men ^H376 of war ^H6635 had taken ^H962 plunder ^H962, every ^H376 man ^H376 for himself. 54 So Moses ^H4872 and Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 took ^H3947 the gold ^H2091 from the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and of hundreds ^H3967, and brought ^H935 it to the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150 as a memorial ^H2146 for the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068.