And Mosessentthem to the war, a thousand of everytribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holyinstruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
And theyslew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of themthatwereslain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, fivekings of Midian: Balaamalso the son of Beortheyslewwith the sword.
And the children of Israeltook all the women of Midiancaptives, and theirlittleones, and took the spoil of all theircattle, and all theirflocks, and all theirgoods.
And theybrought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, untoMoses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by JordannearJericho.
Behold, thesecaused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to committrespassagainst the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plagueamong the congregation of the LORD.
And do ye abidewithout the campsevendays: whosoeverhathkilled any person, and whosoeverhathtouched any slain, purifybothyourselves and yourcaptives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
Everythingthat may abide the fire, ye shallmake it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purifiedwith the water of separation: and all thatabideth not the fire ye shallmake go through the water.
And levy a tributeunto the LORD of the men of war whichwent out to battle: one soul of fivehundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
And of the children of Israel’shalf, thoushalttake one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and givethemunto the Levites, whichkeep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
Even of the children of Israel’shalf, Mosestook one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gavethemunto the Levites, whichkept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORDcommandedMoses.
We havethereforebrought an oblation for the LORD, whatevery man hathgotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our soulsbefore the LORD.
And all the gold of the offeringthattheyoffered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteenthousandsevenhundred and fiftyshekels.
And Moses and Eleazar the priesttook the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israelbefore the LORD.