Numbers 31:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to avenge the LORD on Midian.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696} unto the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Arm{H2502} ye men{H582} from among you for the war,{H6635} that they may go against Midian,{H4080} to execute Jehovah's{H3068} vengeance{H5414} on Midian.{H4080}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Arm{H2502}{(H8734)} some{H582} of yourselves unto the war{H6635}, and let them go against the Midianites{H4080}, and avenge{H5414}{(H8800)}{H5360} the LORD{H3068} of Midian{H4080}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Moses spake vnto the folke sayenge: Harnesse some of you vnto warre and let them goo apon the Madianites and auenge the Lorde of the Madianitis.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The spake Moses vnto the people, & sayde: Harnesse some men amonge you to the warre agaynst the Madianites (yt they maye auenge ye LORDE vpon the Madianites)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Moses spake to the people, saying, Harnesse some of you vnto warre, and let them goe against Midian, to execute the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Moyses spake vnto the folke, saying: Harnesse some of you vnto warre, and let them go vpon the Madianites, & auenge the Lorde of the Madianites.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm you men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh's vengeance on Midian.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 26:25 : 25 I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant, and when you retreat into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hands of the enemy.
  • Num 25:11 : 11 'Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites by being as zealous as I am for my honor among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal.'
  • Num 25:13 : 13 'It will be a covenant of an everlasting priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.'
  • Judg 5:2 : 2 When the leaders in Israel take charge, when the people willingly offer themselves—praise the Lord!
  • Judg 5:23 : 23 'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of the Lord. 'Curse its inhabitants bitterly, because they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty.'
  • 2 Kgs 9:7 : 7 You shall strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the LORD's servants shed by Jezebel.
  • 2 Kgs 10:30 : 30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes and have carried out all that was in My heart against the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."
  • Jer 46:10 : 10 For that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord of Hosts— a day of vengeance to avenge his foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, till it is drunk with their blood. For the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
  • Jer 50:28 : 28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
  • Exod 17:9-9 : 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some men for us and go out to fight against Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed. 12 When Moses' hands grew heavy, they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so his hands remained steady until sunset. 13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword.
  • Exod 17:16 : 16 He said, "Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 31:1-2
    2 verses
    88%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.

  • Num 31:4-7
    4 verses
    82%

    4 Send a thousand men from each tribe of Israel for the army.

    5 So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

    6 Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took the holy vessels and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.

    7 They waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

  • Num 32:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • Num 25:16-17
    2 verses
    79%

    16 The LORD said to Moses,

    17 ‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down.

  • Num 31:9
    76%

    9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.

  • Num 31:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds—who returned from war.

    15 And Moses said to them, 'Have you spared all the women?'

  • Num 31:25
    75%

    25 The LORD said to Moses,

  • Exod 32:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26 So Moses stood at the gate of the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered around him.

    27 Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man put his sword on his side. Go back and forth through the camp, from gate to gate, and kill your brother, your friend, and your neighbor.'"

    28 The sons of Levi did as Moses commanded, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day.

  • Num 32:27
    74%

    27 but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."

  • Num 31:27
    74%

    27 'Divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.'

  • Num 26:3
    73%

    3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River near Jericho, saying,

  • Num 25:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 The LORD said to Moses, 'Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the LORD's fierce anger may turn away from Israel.'

    5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must kill those of your men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.'

  • Exod 31:1
    73%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 31:42
    73%

    42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

  • Exod 17:9
    73%

    9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some men for us and go out to fight against Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."

  • Deut 1:41
    73%

    41 Then you answered me and said, 'We have sinned against the LORD. We will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.' So each of you strapped on his weapons of war and thought it would be easy to go up into the hill country.

  • Deut 3:18
    72%

    18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

  • Num 25:10
    72%

    10 The LORD said to Moses,

  • Num 13:1
    72%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 32:29
    72%

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

  • Num 3:44
    72%

    44 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 31:21
    72%

    21 Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, 'This is the regulation of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses.'

  • Num 31:53
    72%

    53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

  • Num 3:11
    72%

    11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 1:3
    72%

    3 You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

  • Num 27:15
    72%

    15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Deut 27:11
    72%

    11 That day Moses gave this command to the people:

  • Exod 4:19
    72%

    19 Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, 'Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are now dead.'

  • Exod 30:11
    72%

    11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Judg 6:16
    71%

    16 The Lord said to him, 'I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.'

  • Exod 6:10
    71%

    10 Then the LORD said to Moses,

  • Judg 7:23
    71%

    23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.

  • Num 32:6
    71%

    6 But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

  • Lev 27:1
    71%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.