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Numbers 31

The Lord spoke to Moses: 'Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites. After that you will be gathered to your people.' Moses told the people, 'Arm some of your men for war and send them against the Midianites, to avenge the Lord on Midian.' You will send a thousand from every tribe, through all the tribes of Israel, to the war.

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War against Midian

The Lord spoke to Moses: 'Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites. After that you will be gathered to your people.' Moses told the people, 'Arm some of your men for war and send them against the Midianites, to avenge the Lord on Midian.' You will send a thousand from every tribe, through all the tribes of Israel, to the war. So there were handed over out of the thousands of Israel a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from every tribe, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow in his hand. They fought the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male. They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those killed — Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, five kings of Midian. They killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. The Israelites took the women of Midian captive, and their little ones, and took the plunder of all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods. They burned all the cities where the Midianites lived and all their strongholds. They took all the loot and all the plunder, both of men and of animals. They brought the captives and the plunder and the loot to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the community of the Israelites, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho. Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp. Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle. Moses said to them: Have you kept all the women alive? These caused the Israelites, by the counsel of Balaam, to break faith against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the community of the Lord. So now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who is had sex with a man. But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not had sex with a man.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Pay back the Midianites for the people of Israel. After that you'll be gathered to your people. And Moses spoke to the people: Arm some of yourselves for the war, and let them go against the Midianites to pay back the Lord on Midian. You'll send a thousand from every tribe, through all the tribes of Israel, to the war. So there were handed over out of the thousands of Israel a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from every tribe, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow in his hand. And they fought the Midianites, the way the Lord ordered Moses, and killed every male. And they killed the kings of Midian with the rest of the ones killed — Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, five kings of Midian. And they killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. And the people of Israel took the women of Midian captive, and their little ones, and took the plunder of all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods. And they burnt all their towns where they lived, and all their good castles, with fire. And they took all the loot and all the plunder, both of men and of animals. And they brought the captives and the plunder and the loot to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the gathering of the people of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho. And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the gathering went out to meet them outside the camp. And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle. And Moses said to them: Have you kept all the women alive? Look — these caused the people of Israel, by the counsel of Balaam, to break faith against the Lord in the business of Peor, and there was a plague among the gathering of the Lord. So now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who's known a man by lying with him. But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who haven't known a man by lying with him.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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'Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites. After that you will be gathered to your people.'

Plain English

Pay back the Midianites for the people of Israel. After that you'll be gathered to your people.

King James Version, 1611

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

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Moses told the people, 'Arm some of your men for war and send them against the Midianites, to avenge the Lord on Midian.'

Plain English

And Moses spoke to the people: Arm some of yourselves for the war, and let them go against the Midianites to pay back the Lord on Midian.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

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You will send a thousand from every tribe, through all the tribes of Israel, to the war.

Plain English

You'll send a thousand from every tribe, through all the tribes of Israel, to the war.

King James Version, 1611

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

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So there were handed over out of the thousands of Israel a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

King James Version, 1611

So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from every tribe, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

Plain English

And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from every tribe, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

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They fought the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male.

Plain English

And they fought the Midianites, the way the Lord ordered Moses, and killed every male.

King James Version, 1611

And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

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They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those killed — Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, five kings of Midian. They killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Plain English

And they killed the kings of Midian with the rest of the ones killed — Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, five kings of Midian. And they killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

King James Version, 1611

And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

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The Israelites took the women of Midian captive, and their little ones, and took the plunder of all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

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They burned all the cities where the Midianites lived and all their strongholds.

Plain English

And they burnt all their towns where they lived, and all their good castles, with fire.

King James Version, 1611

And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

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They took all the loot and all the plunder, both of men and of animals.

Plain English

And they took all the loot and all the plunder, both of men and of animals.

King James Version, 1611

And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

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They brought the captives and the plunder and the loot to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the community of the Israelites, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.

Plain English

And they brought the captives and the plunder and the loot to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the gathering of the people of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.

King James Version, 1611

And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

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

Plain English

And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the gathering went out to meet them outside the camp.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

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Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

Plain English

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

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Moses said to them: Have you kept all the women alive?

Plain English

And Moses said to them: Have you kept all the women alive?

King James Version, 1611

And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

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These caused the Israelites, by the counsel of Balaam, to break faith against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the community of the Lord.

Plain English

Look — these caused the people of Israel, by the counsel of Balaam, to break faith against the Lord in the business of Peor, and there was a plague among the gathering of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

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So now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who is had sex with a man.

Plain English

So now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who's known a man by lying with him.

King James Version, 1611

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

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But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not had sex with a man.

Plain English

But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who haven't known a man by lying with him.

King James Version, 1611

But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Cleansing after the battle

And camp outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed anyone and whoever has touched anyone killed, clean yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. Purify all your clothes and everything made of skins and all anything made of goats' hair and everything made of wood. Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle: This is the rule of the law the Lord commanded Moses. Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin and the lead — Everything that can stand the fire, you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean. But it will be cleaned with the water for cleansing too. And everything that cannot stand the fire you will make go through the water. And you will wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you will be clean. And after that you will come into the camp.

And camp outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed anyone and whoever has touched anyone killed, clean yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. And clean all your clothes and everything made of skins and all work of goats' hair and everything made of wood. And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle: This is the rule of the teaching the Lord ordered Moses. Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin and the lead — everything that can stand the fire, you'll make it go through the fire, and it'll be clean. But it'll be cleaned with the water for cleansing too. And everything that can't stand the fire you'll make go through the water. And you'll wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you'll be clean. And after that you'll come into the camp.

And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood. And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

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And camp outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed anyone and whoever has touched anyone killed, clean yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.

King James Version, 1611

And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

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Purify all your clothes and everything made of skins and all anything made of goats' hair and everything made of wood.

Plain English

And clean all your clothes and everything made of skins and all work of goats' hair and everything made of wood.

King James Version, 1611

And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

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Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle: This is the rule of the law the Lord commanded Moses.

Plain English

And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle: This is the rule of the teaching the Lord ordered Moses.

King James Version, 1611

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

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Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin and the lead —

King James Version, 1611

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

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Everything that can stand the fire, you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean. But it will be cleaned with the water for cleansing too. And everything that cannot stand the fire you will make go through the water.

Plain English

everything that can stand the fire, you'll make it go through the fire, and it'll be clean. But it'll be cleaned with the water for cleansing too. And everything that can't stand the fire you'll make go through the water.

King James Version, 1611

Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

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And you will wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you will be clean. And after that you will come into the camp.

Plain English

And you'll wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you'll be clean. And after that you'll come into the camp.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

Dividing the plunder

The Lord spoke to Moses: Take the count of what was taken, both of men and of animals, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the community. 'Divide what was taken into two parts: one for the men who took part in the war and went out to battle, and the other for the whole community.' And take a share for the Lord from the men of war who went out to battle — one soul out of five hundred, of the people and of the cattle and of the donkeys and of the sheep. Take it out of their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as a heave offering of the Lord. And out of the half of the Israelites you will take one share out of fifty, of the people, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tent of the Lord. Moses and Eleazar the priest did what the Lord commanded Moses. The plunder, the rest of the loot the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, And seventy-two thousand cattle, And sixty-one thousand donkeys, And thirty-two thousand people, the women who hadn't had sex with a man. The half, the share of those who went out to war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep. The Lord's share of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's share was seventy-two. The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord's share was sixty-one. The people were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's share was thirty-two people. Moses gave the share, the heave offering of the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. And of the half for the Israelites, that Moses divided off from the men who fought — Now the half for the community was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, And thirty-six thousand cattle, And thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, And sixteen thousand people — Of the half for the Israelites, Moses took one share out of fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tent of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. The officers over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, approached to Moses. They said to Moses: Your servants have taken the count of the men of war under our charge, and not a man of us is missing. So we've brought an offering for the Lord, what every man has — jewels of gold, chains and bracelets, rings, earrings and pendants — to make atonement for our souls before the Lord. Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all the worked jewels. All the gold of the offering they offered to the Lord, of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. Because the men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself. Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a reminder for the Israelites before the Lord.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Take the count of what was taken, both of men and of animals, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the gathering. And divide what was taken into two parts, between the ones who took the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and the whole gathering. And take a share for the Lord from the men of war who went out to battle — one soul out of five hundred, of the people and of the cattle and of the donkeys and of the sheep. Take it out of their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as a lifted offering of the Lord. And out of the half of the people of Israel you'll take one share out of fifty, of the people, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tent of the Lord. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did what the Lord ordered Moses. And the plunder, the rest of the loot the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, and seventy-two thousand cattle, and sixty-one thousand donkeys, and thirty-two thousand people, the women who hadn't known a man by lying with him. And the half, the share of the ones who went out to war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep. And the Lord's share of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. And the cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's share was seventy-two. And the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord's share was sixty-one. And the people were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's share was thirty-two people. And Moses gave the share, the lifted offering of the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, the way the Lord ordered Moses. And of the half for the people of Israel, that Moses divided off from the men who fought — now the half for the gathering was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, and thirty-six thousand cattle, and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, and sixteen thousand people — of the half for the people of Israel, Moses took one share out of fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tent of the Lord, the way the Lord ordered Moses. And the officers over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses. And they said to Moses: Your servants have taken the count of the men of war under our charge, and not a man of us is missing. So we've brought an offering for the Lord, what every man has got — jewels of gold, chains and bracelets, rings, earrings and pendants — to cover over for our souls in front of the Lord. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all the worked jewels. And all the gold of the offering they offered to the Lord, of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. Because the men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a reminder for the people of Israel in front of the Lord.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, And threescore and one thousand asses, And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one. And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons. And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, And thirty and six thousand beeves, And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, And sixteen thousand persons;) Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Take the count of what was taken, both of men and of animals, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the community.

Plain English

Take the count of what was taken, both of men and of animals, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the gathering.

King James Version, 1611

Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

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'Divide what was taken into two parts: one for the men who took part in the war and went out to battle, and the other for the whole community.'

Plain English

And divide what was taken into two parts, between the ones who took the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and the whole gathering.

King James Version, 1611

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

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And take a share for the Lord from the men of war who went out to battle — one soul out of five hundred, of the people and of the cattle and of the donkeys and of the sheep.

King James Version, 1611

And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

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Take it out of their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as a heave offering of the Lord.

Plain English

Take it out of their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as a lifted offering of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

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And out of the half of the Israelites you will take one share out of fifty, of the people, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tent of the Lord.

Plain English

And out of the half of the people of Israel you'll take one share out of fifty, of the people, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tent of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

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Moses and Eleazar the priest did what the Lord commanded Moses.

Plain English

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did what the Lord ordered Moses.

King James Version, 1611

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

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The plunder, the rest of the loot the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

Plain English

And the plunder, the rest of the loot the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

King James Version, 1611

And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

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And seventy-two thousand cattle,

Plain English

and seventy-two thousand cattle,

King James Version, 1611

And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

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And sixty-one thousand donkeys,

Plain English

and sixty-one thousand donkeys,

King James Version, 1611

And threescore and one thousand asses,

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And thirty-two thousand people, the women who hadn't had sex with a man.

Plain English

and thirty-two thousand people, the women who hadn't known a man by lying with him.

King James Version, 1611

And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

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The half, the share of those who went out to war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep.

Plain English

And the half, the share of the ones who went out to war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep.

King James Version, 1611

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

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The Lord's share of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

Plain English

And the Lord's share of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

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The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's share was seventy-two.

Plain English

And the cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's share was seventy-two.

King James Version, 1611

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve.

39

The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord's share was sixty-one.

Plain English

And the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord's share was sixty-one.

King James Version, 1611

And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one.

40

The people were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's share was thirty-two people.

Plain English

And the people were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's share was thirty-two people.

King James Version, 1611

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

41

Moses gave the share, the heave offering of the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Plain English

And Moses gave the share, the lifted offering of the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, the way the Lord ordered Moses.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

42

And of the half for the Israelites, that Moses divided off from the men who fought —

Plain English

And of the half for the people of Israel, that Moses divided off from the men who fought —

King James Version, 1611

And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

43

Now the half for the community was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

Plain English

now the half for the gathering was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

King James Version, 1611

(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44

And thirty-six thousand cattle,

Plain English

and thirty-six thousand cattle,

King James Version, 1611

And thirty and six thousand beeves,

45

And thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

Plain English

and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

King James Version, 1611

And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

46

And sixteen thousand people —

Plain English

and sixteen thousand people —

King James Version, 1611

And sixteen thousand persons;)

47

Of the half for the Israelites, Moses took one share out of fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tent of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Plain English

of the half for the people of Israel, Moses took one share out of fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tent of the Lord, the way the Lord ordered Moses.

King James Version, 1611

Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

48

The officers over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, approached to Moses.

Plain English

And the officers over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.

King James Version, 1611

And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49

They said to Moses: Your servants have taken the count of the men of war under our charge, and not a man of us is missing.

Plain English

And they said to Moses: Your servants have taken the count of the men of war under our charge, and not a man of us is missing.

King James Version, 1611

And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

50

So we've brought an offering for the Lord, what every man has — jewels of gold, chains and bracelets, rings, earrings and pendants — to make atonement for our souls before the Lord.

Plain English

So we've brought an offering for the Lord, what every man has got — jewels of gold, chains and bracelets, rings, earrings and pendants — to cover over for our souls in front of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

51

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all the worked jewels.

Plain English

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all the worked jewels.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

52

All the gold of the offering they offered to the Lord, of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

Plain English

And all the gold of the offering they offered to the Lord, of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

King James Version, 1611

And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

53

Because the men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.

King James Version, 1611

(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

54

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a reminder for the Israelites before the Lord.

Plain English

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a reminder for the people of Israel in front of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.