And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Avengethe childrenof Israelofthe Midianites: afterwardshalt thou be gathereduntothy people. And Mosesspokeuntothe people, saying, Armsomeof yourselvesunto the war, and let them goagainstthe Midianites, and avengethe LORDof Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout allthe tribesof Israel, shall ye sendto the war. So there were deliveredout of the thousandsof Israel, a thousandof every tribe, twelvethousandarmedfor war. And Mosessentthem to the war, a thousandof every tribethem, and Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priest, to the war, with the holyinstruments, and the trumpetsto blowin his hand. And they warredagainstthe Midianites, asthe LORDcommandedMoses; and they slewallthe males. And they slewthe kingsof Midian, besidethe rest of them that were slain; namely , Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, fivekingsof Midian: Balaamalso the sonof Beorthey slewwith the sword. And the childrenof Israeltook all the womenof Midiancaptives, and their little ones, and took the spoilof alltheir cattle, and alltheir flocks, and alltheir goods. And they burntalltheir citieswherein they dwelt, and alltheir goodly castles, with fire. And they tookallthe spoil, and allthe prey, both of menand of beasts. And they broughtthe captives, and the prey, and the spoil, untoMoses, and Eleazarthe priest, and untothe congregationof the childrenof Israel, untothe campatthe plainsof Moab, which are byJordan near Jericho. And Moses, and Eleazarthe priest, and allthe princesof the congregation, went forthto meetthem withoutthe camp. And Moseswas wrothwiththe officersof the host, with the captainsover thousands, and captainsover hundreds, which camefrom the battle. And Mosessaiduntothem, Have ye saved all the women alive? Behold, thesecausedthe childrenof Israel, through the counselof Balaam, to committrespassagainst the LORDinthe matterof Peor, and there wasa plagueamong the congregationof the LORD. Nowtherefore killeverymaleamong the little ones, and killeverywomanthat hath knownmanby lyingwith him. But allthe womenchildren, thathave notknowna manby lyingwith him, keep alivefor yourselves. And do yeabidewithoutthe campsevendays: whosoeverhath killedany person, and whosoeverhath touchedany slain, purify both yourselvesand your captiveson the thirdday, and on the seventhday. And purifyall your raiment, and allthat is madeof skins, and allworkof goats' hair , and allthingsmade of wood. And Eleazarthe priestsaiduntothe menof warwhich wentto the battle, This is the ordinanceof the lawwhichthe LORDcommandedMoses; Onlythe gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, Everythingthatmay abidethe fire, ye shall make it gothrough the fire, and it shall be clean: neverthelessit shall be purifiedwith the waterof separation: and allthatabidethnotthe fireye shall make gothrough the water. And ye shall washyour clotheson the seventhday, and ye shall be clean, and afterwardye shall comeintothe camp. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Takethe sumof the preythat was taken, both of manand of beast, thou, and Eleazarthe priest, and the chieffathersof the congregation: And dividethe preyinto two parts; betweenthem that tookthe warupon them, who went outto battle, and betweenallthe congregation: And levya tributeunto the LORDofthe menof warwhich went outto battle: onesoulof fivehundred, both ofthe persons, and ofthe beefs, and ofthe asses, and ofthe sheep: Take it of their half, and giveit unto Eleazarthe priest, for a heave offeringof the LORD. And of the childrenof Israel's half, thou shalt takeoneportionoffifty, ofthe persons, ofthe beefs, ofthe asses, and ofthe flocks, of all mannerof beasts, and givethem unto the Levites, which keepthe chargeof the tabernacleof the LORD. And Mosesand Eleazarthe priestdidasthe LORDcommandedMoses. And the booty, being the restof the preywhichthe menof warhad caught, wassixhundredthousandand seventythousandand fivethousandsheep, And threescore and twelvethousandbeefs, And threescoreand onethousandasses, And thirtyand twothousandpersonsin all, ofwomenthathad notknownman by lying withhim. And the half, which was the portionof them that went outto war, wasin numberthreehundredthousandand sevenand thirtythousandand fivehundredsheep: And the LORD's tributeofthe sheepwassixhundredand threescore and fifteen. And the beefs were thirtyand sixthousand; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and twelve. And the asses were thirtythousandand fivehundred; of which the LORD's tribute was threescoreand one. And the persons were sixteenthousand; of which the LORD's tribute was thirtyand twopersons. And Mosesgavethe tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto Eleazarthe priest, asthe LORDcommandedMoses. And of the childrenof Israel's half, whichMosesdividedfromthe menthat warred, (Now the half that pertained unto the congregationwasthreehundredthousandand thirtythousand and seventhousandand fivehundredsheep, And thirtyand sixthousandbeefs, And thirtythousandassesand fivehundred, And sixteenthousandpersons;) Even of the childrenof Israel's half, Mosestookoneportionoffifty, both ofmanand ofbeast, and gavethem unto the Levites, which keptthe chargeof the tabernacleof the LORD; asthe LORDcommandedMoses. And the officerswhich were over thousandsof the host, the captainsof thousands, and captainsof hundreds, came nearuntoMoses: And they saiduntoMoses, Thy servantshave takenthe sumof the menof warwhich are under our charge, and there lackethnotone manofus. We have therefore broughtan oblationfor the LORD, whatevery manhath gotten, of jewelsof gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonementforour soulsbeforethe LORD. And Mosesand Eleazarthe priesttookthe goldofthem, even allwroughtjewels. And allthe goldof the offeringthatthey offered upto the LORD, ofthe captainsof thousands, and ofthe captainsof hundreds, wassixteenthousandsevenhundredand fiftyshekels. ( For the menof warhad taken spoil, every manfor himself.) And Mosesand Eleazarthe priesttookthe goldofthe captainsof thousandsand of hundreds, and broughtit intothe tabernacleof the congregation, for a memorialfor the childrenof Israelbeforethe LORD.