Numbers 31:3
“And Moses spake vnto the people, saying, Arme some of your selues vnto the warre, and let them goe against the Midianites, and auenge the Lord of Midian.”
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Numbers 31:3 Context
1And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 2Auenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered vnto thy people. 3And Moses spake vnto the people, saying, Arme some of your selues vnto the warre, and let them goe against the Midianites, and auenge the Lord of Midian. 4Of euery tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the warre. 5So there were deliuered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of euery tribe, twelue thousand armed for warre.
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Other Translations for Numbers 31:3
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.
- King James Version
Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Moses said to the people, Let men from among you be armed for war to put into effect against Midian the Lord's punishment on them.
- Basic English Bible
And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm from amongst you men for military service, that they go against Midian to execute Jehovah's vengeance upon Midian.
- Darby Bible
And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves for the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD on Midian.
- Webster's Bible
Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh's vengeance on Midian.
- World English Bible
And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, `Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 31:3
31:3 Avenge ye the Lord - For the affront which they offered to God, by their own idolatry and lewdness, and by seducing God's people into rebellion against him. God's great care was to avenge the Israelites, #Nu 31:2|, and Moses's chief desire was to avenge God rather than himself or the people.