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"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. 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. 10 And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. "And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast. 12And 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, unto the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives. 20And 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.'

21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle: 'This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded Moses: 22Howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23every thing 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 of sprinkling; and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water. 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye may come into the camp.'

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, 25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, and all the princes of the congrega- saying: 26 Take the sum of the prey tion, went forth to meet them without that was taken, both of man and of the camp. 14And Moses was wroth beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, with the officers of the host, the and the heads of the fathers' houses of captains of thousands and the cap- the congregation; 27and divide the tains of hundreds, who came from the prey into two parts: between the service of the war. 15And Moses said men skilled in war, that went out unto them: 'Have ye saved all the to battle, and all the congregation; women alive? 16Behold, these caused 28and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the children of Israel, through the the men of war that went out to batcounsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to tle: one soul of five hundred, both of break faith with the LORD in the mat- the persons, and of the beeves, and of ter of Peor, and so the plague was the asses, and of the flocks; 29take it of among the congregation of the LORD. their half, and give it unto Eleazar 17Now therefore kill every male among the priest, as a portion set apart for the little ones, and kill every woman the LORD. 30And of the children of that hath known man by lying with Israel's half, thou shalt take one him. 18 But all the women children, drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, that have not known man by lying of the beeves, of the asses, and of with him, keep alive for yourselves. the flocks, even of all the cattle, 19And encamp ye without the camp and give them unto the Levites, that seven days; whosoever hath killed keep the charge of the tabernacle of any person, and whosoever hath the LORD.' And Moses and Eleazar touched any slain, purify yourselves the priest did as the LORD com

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manded Moses. 32 Now the prey, over of thousands, and the captains of

hundreds, came near unto Moses; 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. 50And we have brought the LORD'S offering, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.' And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52And all

and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34and threescore and one thousand asses, 35and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him. 36And 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. 37And the LORD's the gold of the gift that they set tribute of the sheep was six hundred apart for the LORD, of the captains of and threescore and fifteen. 38 And thousands, and of the captains of the beeves were thirty and six thou- hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven sand, of which the LORD's tribute was hundred and fifty shekels.-53For threescore and twelve. 39And the the men of war had taken booty, asses were thirty thousand and five every man for himself.-54And Moses hundred, of which the LORD's tribute and Eleazar the priest took the gold was threescore and one. 40 And the of the captains of thousands and of persons were sixteen thousand, of hundreds, and brought it into the whom the LORD's tribute was thirty tent of meeting, for a memorial for and two persons. 41And Moses gave the children of Israel before the the tribute, which was set apart for LORD. the LORD, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 32 Now the children of Reuben and 42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred-now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44and thirty and six thousand beeves, 45and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, and sixteen thousand persons-47even 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 the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

48 And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains

the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle, the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying: 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, the land which the LORD Smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.' they said: 'If we have found favour in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession;

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shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 19For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.'

20 And Moses said unto them: 'If

bring us not over the Jordan.' "And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: 'Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here? And wherefore will ye turn away the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw ye will do this thing: if ye will arm the land, they turned away the heart yourselves to go before the LORD to of the children of Israel, that they the war, and every armed man of should not go into the land which the you will pass over the Jordan before LORD had given them. 10And the the LORD, until He hath driven out LORD's anger was kindled in that day, His enemies from before Him, 22and and He swore, saying: "Surely none the land be subdued before the LORD, of the men that came up out of Egypt, and ye return afterward; then ye shall from twenty years old and upward, be clear before the LORD, and before shall see the land which I swore un- Israel, and this land shall be unto you to Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto for a possession before the LORD. 23But Jacob; because they have not wholly if ye will not do so, behold, ye have followed Me; 12save Caleb the son of sinned against the LORD; and know Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua ye your sin which will find you. the son of Nun; because they have 24Build you cities for your little ones, wholly followed the LORD. 13 And and folds for your sheep; and do that the LORD's anger was kindled against which hath proceeded out of your Israel, and He made them wander to mouth.' and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. 14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel. 15For if ye turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and so ye will destroy all this people.'

16And they came near unto him, and said: 'We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; 17but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones

25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke unto Moses, saying: "Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead; 27but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.'

28So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. 29And Moses said unto them: 'If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every

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man that is armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued 33 These are the stages of the before you, then ye shall give them children of Israel, by which the land of Gilead for a possession; they went forth out of the land of 30but if they will not pass over with Egypt by their hosts under the hand you armed, they shall have possessions of Moses and Aaron. 2And Moses among you in the land of Canaan.' wrote their goings forth, stage by 31And the children of Gad and the stage, by the commandment of the children of Reuben answered, saying: LORD; and these are their stages at 'As the LORD hath said unto thy their goings forth. And they jourservants, so will we do. 32We will neyed from Rameses in the first pass over armed before the LORD into month, on the fifteenth day of the the land of Canaan, and the possession first month; on the morrow after the of our inheritance shall remain with passover the children of Israel went us beyond the Jordan.' out with a high hand in the sight of all 33 And Moses gave unto them, even the Egyptians, while the Egyptians to the children of Gad, and to the were burying them that the LORD children of Reuben, and unto the had smitten among them, even all half-tribe of Manasseh the son of their first-born; upon their gods also Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the LORD executed judgments. And the Amorites, and the kingdom of the children of Israel journeyed from Og king of Bashan, the land, accord- Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. ing to the cities thereof with their "And they journeyed from Succoth, borders, even the cities of the land and pitched in Etham, which is in round about. 34And the children of the edge of the wilderness. 7And Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and they journeyed from Etham, and Aroer; 35and Atroth-shophan, and turned back unto Pi-hahiroth, which Jazer, and Jogbehah; 36and Beth- is before Baal-zephon; and they nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified pitched before Migdol. And they cities, and folds for sheep. 37And the journeyed from Pene-hahiroth, and children of Reuben built Heshbon, and passed through the midst of the sea Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; 38and Nebo, into the wilderness; and they went and Baal-meon-their names being three days' journey in the wilderness changed--and Sibmah; and gave their of Etham, and pitched in Marah. names unto the cities which they "And they journeyed from Marah, builded. 39 And the children of Machir and came unto Elim; and in Elim the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, were twelve springs of water, and and took it, and dispossessed the threescore and ten palm-trees; and Amorites that were therein. 40And they pitched there. 10 And they Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the journeyed from Elim, and pitched by son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the villages thereof, and called them "Havvoth-jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

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the Red Sea. "And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and pitched in the wilderness of Sin. And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and pitched in Dophkah. 13And they journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched in Alush. 14And they journeyed from

That is, The villages of Jair.

Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, of Edom.-38And Aaron the priest where was no water for the people went up into mount Hor at the comto drink. 15And they journeyed from mandment of the LORD, and died there, Rephidim, and pitched in the wil- in the fortieth year after the childerness of Sinai. 16And they jour-dren of Israel were come out of the neyed from the wilderness of Sinai, land of Egypt, in the fifth month, and pitched in Kibroth-hattaavah. on the first day of the month. And 17And they journeyed from Kibroth- Aaron was a hundred and twenty and hattaavah, and pitched in Hazeroth. three years old when he died in mount 18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth, Hor. 40And the Canaanite, the king and pitched in Rithmah. 19 And they of Arad, who dwelt in the South in journeyed from Rithmah, and pitched the land of Canaan, heard of the in Rimmon-perez. 20And they jour- coming of the children of Israel.— neyed from Rimmon-perez, and "And they journeyed from mount pitched in Libnah. 21And they jour- Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 42And neyed from Libnah, and pitched in they journeyed from Zalmonah, and Rissah. And they journeyed from pitched in Punon. And they jourRissah, and pitched in Kehelah. neyed from Punon, and pitched in 23 And they journeyed from Kehelah, Oboth. "And they journeyed from and pitched in mount Shepher. 24And Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in they journeyed from mount Shepher, the border of Moab. 45 And they and pitched in Haradah. 25And they journeyed from Ijim, and pitched in journeyed from Haradah, and pitched Dibon-gad. And they journeyed in Makheloth. 26And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and pitched in from Makheloth, and pitched in Almon-diblathaim. 47And they jourTahath. 27 And they journeyed from neyed from Almon-diblathaim, and Tahath, and pitched in Terah. 28And pitched in the mountains of Abarim, they journeyed from Terah, and in front of Nebo. 48And they jourpitched in Mithkah. 29 And they neyed from the mountains of Abarim, journeyed from Mithkah, and pitched and pitched in the plains of Moab in Hashmonah. 30 And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and pitched in Moseroth. 31And they journeyed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan. 32And they journeyed from 50 And the LORD spoke unto Moses Bene-jaakan, and pitched in Hor- in the plains of Moab by the Jordan haggidgad. 33 And they journeyed at Jericho, saying: 51'Speak unto the from Hor-haggidgad, and pitched in children of Israel, and say unto them: Jotbah. 34And they journeyed from When ye pass over the Jordan into Jotbah, and pitched in Abronah. the land of Canaan, 52then ye shall 35And they journeyed from Abronah, drive out all the inhabitants of the and pitched in Ezion-geber. 36And land from before you, and destroy they journeyed from Ezion-geber, all their figured stones, and destroy and pitched in the wilderness of Zin -the same is Kadesh. 37And they journeyed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land

by the Jordan at Jericho. 49And they pitched by the Jordan, from Bethjeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

all their molten images, and demolish all their high places. 53And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have

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