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 31:1 ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

 31:1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºº untoº Moses,º saying,ºº

 31:2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

 31:2 Avengeººº the childrenº of Israelº ofºº the Midianites:º afterwardº shalt thou be gatheredºº untoº thy people.º

 31:3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.

 31:3 And Mosesº spakeºº untoº the people,º saying,ºº Armºº someºº of yourselvesºº unto the war,º and let them goº againstº the Midianites,º and avengeººº the LORDº of Midian.º

 31:4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

 31:4 Of every tribeº a thousand,ºº throughout allº the tribesº of Israel,º shall ye sendºº to the war.º

 31:5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

 31:5 So there were deliveredºº out of the thousandsºº of Israel,º a thousandº of [every] tribe,º twelveºº thousandº armedºº for war.º

 31:6 And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

 31:6 And Mosesº sentºº them to the war,º a thousandº of [every] tribe,º them and Phinehasº the sonº of Eleazarº the priest,º to the war,º with the holyº instruments,º and the trumpetsº to blowº in his hand.º

 31:7 And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

 31:7 And they warredºº againstº the Midianites,º asº the LORDº commandedººº Moses;º and they slewºº allº the males.º

 31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

 31:8 And they slewºº the kingsº of Midian,º besideº the rest of them that were slain;º [namely],º Evi,º and Rekem,º and Zur,º and Hur,º and Reba,º fiveº kingsº of Midian:º Balaamº also the sonº of Beorº they slewºº with the sword.º

 31:9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.

 31:9 And the childrenº of Israelº took [all]º the womenº of Midianº captives,ºº and their little ones,º and took the spoilºº of allº their cattle,º and allº their flocks,º and allº their goods.º

 31:10 And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

 31:10 And they burntºº allº their citiesº wherein they dwelt,º and allº their goodly castles,º with fire.º

 31:11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.

 31:11 And they tookººº allº the spoil,º and allº the prey,º [both] of menº and of beasts.º

 31:12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

 31:12 And they broughtººº the captives,º and the prey,º and the spoil,º untoº Moses,º and Eleazarº the priest,º and untoº the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º untoº the campº atº the plainsº of Moab,º whichº [are] byº Jordanº [near] Jericho.º

 31:13 ¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

 31:13 ¶ And Moses,º and Eleazarº the priest,º and allº the princesº of the congregation,º went forthºº to meetºº them withoutººº the camp.º

 31:14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

 31:14 And Mosesº was wrothºº withº the officersºº of the host,º [with] the captainsº over thousands,º and captainsº over hundreds,º which cameºº fromº the battle.ººº

 31:15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

 31:15 And Mosesº saidºº untoº them, Have ye savedºº all the womenº alive?ºººº

 31:16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.

 31:16 Behold,º theseº causedºº the childrenº of Israel,º through the counselº of Balaam,º to commitºº trespassº against the LORDº inº the matterº of Peor,º and there wasº a plagueº among the congregationº of the LORD.º

 31:17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

 31:17 Nowº therefore killºº everyº maleº among the little ones,º and killºº everyº womanº that hath knownºº manº by lyingº with him.º

 31:18 But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

 31:18 But allº the womenº children,º thatº have notº knownºº a manº by lyingº with him, keep aliveºº for yourselves.

 31:19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

 31:19 And do yeº abideºº withoutºº the campº sevenº days:º whosoeverº hath killedºº any person,º and whosoeverº hath touchedºº any slain,º purifyºº [both] yourselvesº and your captivesº on the thirdº day,º and on the seventhº day.º

 31:20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' [hair], and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.

 31:20 And purifyºº allº [your] raiment,º and allº that is madeº of skins,º and allº workº of goats'º [hair], and allº thingsº madeº of wood.º

 31:21 ¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

 31:21 ¶ And Eleazarº the priestº saidºº untoº the menºº of warº which wentºº to the battle,º Thisº [is] the ordinanceº of the lawº whichº the LORDº commandedººº Moses;º

 31:22 howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

 31:22 Onlyºº the gold,º and the silver,ºº the brass,ºº the iron,ºº the tin,º and the lead,º

 31:23 everything that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.

 31:23 Everyº thingº thatº may abideºº the fire,º ye shall make [it] goº throughºº the fire,º and it shall be clean:ºº neverthelessº it shall be purifiedºº with the waterº of separation:º and allº thatº abidethºº notº the fireº ye shall make goº throughºº the water.º

 31:24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

 31:24 And ye shall washºº your clothesº on the seventhº day,º and ye shall be clean,ºº and afterwardº ye shall comeºº intoº the camp.º

 31:25 ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

 31:25 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºº untoº Moses,º saying,ºº

 31:26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;

 31:26 Takeººº the sumº of the preyº that was taken,º [both] of manº and of beast,º thou,º and Eleazarº the priest,º and the chiefº fathersº of the congregation:º

 31:27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.

 31:27 And divideººº the preyº into two parts;ºº betweenº them that tookºº the warº upon them, who went outºº to battle,º and betweenº allº the congregation:º

 31:28 And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

 31:28 And levyºº a tributeº unto the LORDº ofºº the menºº of warº which went outºº to battle:º oneº soulº of fiveºº hundred,º [both] ofº the persons,º and ofº the beeves,º and ofº the asses,º and ofº the sheep:º

 31:29 take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering.

 31:29 Takeºº [it] of their half,ºº and giveºº it unto Eleazarº the priest,º [for] an heave offeringº of the LORD.º

 31:30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, [even] of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.

 31:30 And of the childrenº of Israel'sº half,ºº thou shalt takeºº oneº portionºº ofº fifty,º ofº the persons,º ofº the beeves,º ofº the asses,º and ofº the flocks,º of all mannerºº of beasts,º and giveºº them unto the Levites,º which keepºº the chargeº of the tabernacleº of the LORD.º

 31:31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

 31:31 And Mosesº and Eleazarº the priestº didºº asº the LORDº commandedººº Moses.º

 31:32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

 31:32 And the booty,º [being] the restº of the preyº whichº the menº ofº warº had caught,ºº wasº sixº hundredº thousandº and seventyº thousandº and fiveº thousandº sheep,º

 31:33 and threescore and twelve thousand oxen,

 31:33 And threescore and twelveºº thousandº beeves,º

 31:34 and threescore and one thousand asses,

 31:34 And threescoreº and oneº thousandº asses,º

 31:35 and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

 31:35 And thirtyº and twoº thousandº personsºº in all,ºº ofº womenº thatº had notº knownºº manº by lyingº withº him.º

 31:36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:

 31:36 And the half,º [which was] the portionº of them that went outºº to war,º wasº in numberº threeº hundredº thousandº and sevenº and thirtyº thousandº and fiveº hundredº sheep:º

 31:37 and Jehovah's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

 31:37 And the LORD'Sº tributeº ofº the sheepº wasº sixº hundredº and threescore and fifteen.ºº

 31:38 And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah's tribute was threescore and twelve.

 31:38 And the beevesº [were] thirtyº and sixº thousand;º of which the LORD'Sº tributeº [was] threescore and twelve.ºº

 31:39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah's tribute was threescore and one.

 31:39 And the assesº [were] thirtyº thousandº and fiveº hundred;º of which the LORD'Sº tributeº [was] threescoreº and one.º

 31:40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah's tribute was thirty and two persons.

 31:40 And the personsºº [were] sixteenºº thousand;º of which the LORD'Sº tributeº [was] thirtyº and twoº persons.º

 31:41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah's heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

 31:41 And Mosesº gaveººº the tribute,º [which was] the LORD'Sº heave offering,º unto Eleazarº the priest,º asº the LORDº commandedººº Moses.º

 31:42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred

 31:42 And of the childrenº of Israel'sº half,ºº whichº Mosesº dividedºº fromº the menºº that warred,ºº

 31:43 (now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

 31:43 (Now the halfº [that pertained unto] the congregationº wasº threeº hundredº thousandº and thirtyº thousandº [and] sevenº thousandº and fiveº hundredº sheep,ºº

 31:44 and thirty and six thousand oxen,

 31:44 And thirtyº and sixº thousandº beeves,º

 31:45 and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,

 31:45 And thirtyº thousandº assesº and fiveº hundred,º

 31:46 and sixteen thousand persons),

 31:46 And sixteenºº thousandº persons;)ºº

 31:47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

 31:47 Even of the childrenº of Israel'sº half,ºº Mosesº tookºº oneºº portionºº ofº fifty,º [both] ofº manº and ofº beast,º and gaveºº them unto the Levites,º which keptºº the chargeº of the tabernacleº of the LORD;º asº the LORDº commandedººº Moses.º

 31:48 ¶ And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;

 31:48 ¶ And the officersºº whichº [were] over thousandsº of the host,º the captainsº of thousands,º and captainsº of hundreds,º came nearºº untoº Moses:º

 31:49 and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

 31:49 And they saidºº untoº Moses,º Thy servantsº have takenººº the sumº of the menºº of warº whichº [are] under our charge,º and there lackethºº notº one manº ofº us.

 31:50 And we have brought Jehovah's oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

 31:50 We have therefore broughtººº an oblationº for the LORD,º whatº every manº hath gotten,ºº of jewelsº of gold,º chains,º and bracelets,º rings,º earrings,º and tablets,º to make an atonementºº forº our soulsº beforeº the LORD.º

 31:51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

 31:51 And Mosesº and Eleazarº the priestº tookººº the goldº ofºº them, [even] allº wroughtº jewels.º

 31:52 And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

 31:52 And allº the goldº of the offeringº thatº they offered upºº to the LORD,º ofºº the captainsº of thousands,º and ofºº the captainsº of hundreds,º wasº sixteenºº thousandº sevenº hundredº and fiftyº shekels.º

 31:53 ([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

 31:53 ([For] the menºº of warº had taken spoil,ºº every manº for himself.)

 31:54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.

 31:54 And Mosesº and Eleazarº the priestº tookººº the goldº ofºº the captainsº of thousandsº and of hundreds,º and broughtºº it intoº the tabernacleº of the congregation,º [for] a memorialº for the childrenº of Israelº beforeº the LORD.º