Numbers
Chapter
31
{Continues
Balaam study from Chapter 25 - goto
Chapter 25}
1~~Then
the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, 2~~
"Take
full revenge for the sons of Israel on the Midianites.
Afterward
will you be gathered to your people."
{Moses has one more job before he dies.}
3~~
And Moses spoke to the people, saying,
"Arm
yourselves from among you the men of war,
that
they may go against the Midianites,
and
execute the Lords vengeance on Midian."
{Order
of Battle Verses 4-6}
4~~"Of
each tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel,
shall
you send to the war {12,000 men}."
5~~
So there were furnished from the thousands of Israel,
a
thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6~~
And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war
and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them
and
the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow {for the alarm}
in
his hand.
{Result
Verses 7-8}
7~~
So they made war against the Midianites,
just
as the Lord commanded Moses . . . and they killed every male.
8~~
And they killed the kings {sheiks} of Midian
along
with the rest of the slain . . .
namely,
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba . . .
the
five kings of Midian.
Balaam
the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
{Note: Per RBT (and Revelation 2:14 verifies this} says Balaam had won his fee and was given POWER. He was promoted to be the 'sixth sheik' . . . and was killed by Israel with the other five sheiks! He got his reward not by cursing them, but by getting the believers into the Carnal System.}
9
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.
10
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt,
and
all their goodly castles, with fire.
11
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey . . .
both
of men and of animals/beasts.
12
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.
13
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest,
and
all the princes of the congregation,
went
forth to meet them without the camp.
14
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army/host,
with
the captains over thousands,
and
captains over hundreds,
which
came from the battle.
15
And Moses said unto them,
"Have
you saved all the women alive?"
16
Behold, these caused the children of Israel,
through
the counsel of Balaam,
to
commit trespass against Jehovah/God
in
the matter of Peor,
and
there was a plague
among
the congregation of Jehovah/God.
17
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones,
and
kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
18
But all the women children,
that
have not known a man by lying with him,
keep
alive for yourselves.
19
And abide outside the camp seven days.
Whosoever
has killed any person,
and
whosoever has touched any slain,
purify
both yourselves and your captives on the third day,
and
on the seventh day.
20
And purify all your raiment,
and
all who is made of skins,
and
all work of goats' hair,
and
all things made of wood.
21
And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war
which
went to the battle,
'This
is the ordinance of the law
which
Jehovah/God commanded Moses. 22
Only
the gold, and the silver, the brass,
the
iron, the tin, and the lead, 23
every
thing that may abide the fire,
you
shall make it go through the fire,
and
it shall be clean.
Nevertheless
it shall be purified with the water of separation
and
all who abides not the fire you shall make go through the water.
24
And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day,
and
you shall be clean,
and
afterward you shall come into the camp.
25
And Jehovah/God spoke unto Moses, saying, 26
"Take
the sum of the prey that was taken,
both
of man and of animal/beast . . .
you
and Eleazar the priest,
and
the chief fathers of the congregation 27
and
divide the prey into two parts . . .
between
them who took the war upon them . . .
who
went out to battle,
and
between all the congregation.
28
And levy a tribute unto Jehovah/God
of
the men of war who went out to battle . . .
one
soul of five hundred,
both
of the persons,
and
of the cattle/beeves,
and
of the asses,
and
of the sheep.
29
Take it of their half,
and
give it unto Eleazar the priest,
for
an heave offering of Jehovah/God.
30
And of the children of Israel's half,
you
will take one portion of fifty,
of
the persons, of the cattle/beeves,
of
the asses, and of the flocks,
of
all manner of animals/beasts,
and
give them unto the Levites,
who
keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah/God.
31
And Moses and Eleazar the priest
did
as Jehovah/God commanded Moses.
32
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 {675,000 sheep}, 33
and
threescore and twelve thousand cattle/beeves {72,000}, 34
and
threescore and one thousand asses {61,000}, 35
and
thirty and two thousand persons in all {32,000} . . .
of
women that had not known man by lying with him.
36
And the half,
which
was the portion of those who went out to war,
was
in number
three
hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand
and
five hundred sheep {337,500}.
37
And Jehovah/God's tribute of the sheep
was
six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38
And the cattle/beeves were thirty and six thousand . . .
of
which Jehovah/God's tribute was threescore and twelve.
39
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred . . .
of
which Jehovah/God's tribute was threescore and one.
40
And the persons were sixteen thousand . . .
of
which Jehovah/God's tribute was thirty and two persons.
41
And Moses gave the tribute,
which
was Jehovah/God's heave offering,
unto
Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah/God commanded Moses.
42
And of the children of Israel's half,
which
Moses divided from the men that warred,
43
(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 and six thousand cattle/beeves, 45
and
thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46
and
sixteen thousand persons)
47
Even of the children of Israel's half,
Moses
took one portion of fifty,
both
of man and of animal/beast,
and
gave them unto the Levites,
which
kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah/God . . .
as
Jehovah/God commanded Moses.
48
And the officers who were over thousands of the army/host,
the
captains of thousands,
and
captains of hundreds,
came
near unto Moses.
49
And they said unto Moses,
"Your
servants have taken the sum of the men of war
who
are under our charge,
and
there lacks not one man of us."
50
We have therefore brought an oblation for Jehovah/God,
what
every man has gotten,
of
jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets,
to
make an atonement for our souls before Jehovah/God."
51
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them,
even
all wrought jewels.
52
And all the gold of the offering
that
they offered up to Jehovah/God,
of
the captains of thousands,
and
of the captains of hundreds,
was
sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54
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 Jehovah/God.
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