Numbers 31:1
AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
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Numbers 31:1
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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31:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
31:1¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
Selected passage31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
31:2*Auenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou *be gathered vnto thy people.
31:3And 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.
31:3And 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.
31:4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
31:4†Of euery tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the warre.
31:5So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
31:5So there were deliuered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of euery tribe, twelue thousand armed for warre.
31:6And 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.
31:6And Moses sent them to the warre, a thousand of euery tribe, them and Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest, to the warre, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow, in his hand.
31:7And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
31:7And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and they slew all the males.
31:8And 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.
31:8And they slew the Kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slaine; namely *Eui, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, fiue Kings of Midian; Balaam also the sonne of Beor they slew with the sword.
31:9And 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.
31:9And the children of Israel tooke all the women of Midian captiues, and their little ones, and tooke the spoile of all their cattell, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
31:10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
31:10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles with fire:
31:11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
31:11And they tooke all the spoile, and all the pray, both of men and of beasts.
31:12And 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.
31:12And they brought the captiues, and the pray, and the spoile vnto Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the Congregation of the children of Israel, vnto the campe at the plaines of Moab, which are by Iordan neere Iericho.