1 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
2 ulciscere prius filios Israhel de Madianitis
et sic colligeris ad populum tuum
3 statimque Moses armate inquit ex vobis viros ad pugnam
qui possint ultionem Domini expetere de Madianitis
4 mille viri de singulis tribubus eligantur Israhel
qui mittantur ad bellum
5 dederuntque millenos de cunctis tribubus
id est duodecim milia expeditorum ad pugnam
6 quos misit Moses cum Finees filio Eleazari sacerdotis
vasa quoque sancta et tubas ad clangendum tradidit ei
7 cumque pugnassent contra Madianitas atque vicissent
omnes mares occiderunt
8 et reges eorum Evi et Recem et Sur et Ur et Rebe
quinque principes gentis
Balaam quoque filium Beor interfecerunt gladio
9 ceperuntque mulieres eorum et parvulos
omniaque pecora et cunctam supellectilem
quicquid habere potuerant depopulati sunt
10 tam urbes quam viculos et castella flamma consumpsit
11 et tulerunt praedam et universa quae ceperant
tam ex hominibus quam ex iumentis
12 et adduxerunt ad Mosen et Eleazarum sacerdotem
et ad omnem multitudinem filiorum Israhel
reliqua etiam utensilia portaverunt ad castra
in campestribus Moab iuxta Iordanem contra Hiericho
13 egressi sunt autem Moses et Eleazar sacerdos et omnes principes
synagogae
in occursum eorum extra castra
14 iratusque Moses principibus exercitus
tribunis et centurionibus qui venerant de bello
15 ait
cur feminas reservastis
16 nonne istae sunt
quae deceperunt filios Israhel ad suggestionem Balaam
et praevaricari vos fecerunt in Domino super peccato
Phogor
unde et percussus est populus
17 ergo cunctos interficite
quicquid est generis masculini etiam in parvulis
et mulieres quae noverunt viros in coitu iugulate
18 puellas autem et omnes feminas virgines reservate vobis
19 et manete extra castra septem diebus
qui occiderit hominem vel occisum tetigerit
lustrabitur die tertio et septimo
20 et de omni praeda sive vestimentum fuerit sive vas
et aliquid in utensilia praeparatum
de caprarum pellibus et pilis et ligno expiabitur
21 Eleazar quoque sacerdos ad viros exercitus qui pugnaverant sic locutus
est
hoc est praeceptum legis quod mandavit Dominus Mosi
22 aurum et argentum et aes et ferrum et stagnum et plumbum
23 et omne quod potest transire per flammas igne purgabitur
quicquid autem ignem non potest sustinere
aqua expiationis sanctificabitur
24 et lavabitis vestimenta vestra die septimo
et purificati postea castra intrabitis
25 dixitque Dominus ad Mosen
26 tollite summam eorum quae capta sunt
ab homine usque ad pecus
tu et Eleazar sacerdos et principes vulgi
27 dividesque ex aequo praedam
inter eos qui pugnaverunt et egressi sunt ad bellum
et inter omnem reliquam multitudinem
28 et separabis partem Domino
ab his qui pugnaverunt et fuerunt in bello
unam animam de quingentis
tam ex hominibus quam ex bubus et asinis et ovibus
29 et dabis eam Eleazaro sacerdoti quia primitiae Domini sunt
30 ex media quoque parte filiorum Israhel
accipies quinquagesimum caput
hominum et boum et asinorum et ovium cunctarumque animantium
et dabis ea Levitis qui excubant in custodiis tabernaculi Domini
31 feceruntque Moses et Eleazar sicut praeceperat Dominus
32 fuit autem praeda quam exercitus ceperat
ovium sescenta septuaginta quinque milia
33 boum septuaginta duo milia
34 asinorum sexaginta milia et mille
35 animae hominum sexus feminei quae non cognoverant viros triginta duo
milia
36 dataque est media pars his qui in proelio fuerant
ovium trecenta triginta septem milia quingenta
37 e quibus in partem Domini supputatae sunt
oves sescentae septuaginta quinque
38 et de bubus triginta sex milibus boves septuaginta duo
39 de asinis triginta milibus quingentis
asini sexaginta unus
40 de animabus hominum sedecim milibus
cesserunt in partem Domini triginta duae animae
41 tradiditque Moses numerum primitiarum Domini Eleazaro sacerdoti
sicut ei fuerat imperatum
42 ex media parte filiorum Israhel
quam separaverat his qui in proelio fuerant
43 de media vero parte quae contigerat reliquae multitudini
id est de ovium trecentis triginta septem milibus
quingentis
44 et de bubus triginta sex milibus
45 et de asinis triginta milibus quingentis
46 et de hominibus sedecim milibus
47 tulit Moses quinquagesimum caput
et dedit Levitis qui excubant in tabernaculo Domini
sicut praeceperat Dominus
48 cumque accessissent principes exercitus ad Mosen
et tribuni centurionesque dixerunt
49 nos servi tui recensuimus numerum pugnatorum
quos habuimus sub manu nostra
et ne unus quidem defuit
50 ob hanc causam offerimus in donariis Domini
singuli quod in praeda auri potuimus invenire
periscelides et armillas anulos et dextralia ac murenulas
ut depreceris pro nobis Dominum
51 susceperuntque Moses et Eleazar sacerdos
omne aurum in diversis speciebus
52 pondo sedecim milia septingentos quinquaginta siclos
a tribunis et centurionibus
53 unusquisque enim quod in praeda rapuerat suum erat
54 et susceptum intulerunt in tabernaculum testimonii
in monumentum filiorum Israhel coram Domino
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 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. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 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.
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 8 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. 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 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 host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16 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. 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath 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 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. 20 And purify all your raiment, and all that 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 the LORD 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, 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. 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 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: 27 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: 28 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: 29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. 30 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. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD 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, 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 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: 37 And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 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 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 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 beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
48 ¶ And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 49 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 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 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD.