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wife, between the father and the daughter that Moab, beside the Jordan over against Jericho.
is as yet but a girl in age, or that abideth in her 13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all
father’s house. the princes of the synagogue went forth to meet
them without the camp.
14 And Moses being angry with the chief offi-
Chapter 31
cers of the army, the tribunes, and the centurions
that were come from the battle,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
15 Said: Why have you saved the women?
2 Revenge first the children of Israel on the
16 Are not these they, that deceived the chil-
Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy
dren of Israel by the counsel of Balaam, and
people.
made you transgress against the Lord by the sin
3 And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men
of Phogor, for which also the people was pun-
to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord
ished?
on the Madianites.
17 Therefore kill all that are of the male
4 Let a thousand men be chosen out of every
sex, even of the children: and put to death the
tribe of Israel to be sent to the war.
women, that have carnally known men.
5 And they gave a thousand of every tribe,
18 But the girls, and all the women that are
that is to say, twelve thousand men well ap-
pointed for battle. virgins save for yourselves:
6 And Moses sent them with Phinees the son 19 And stay without the camp seven days.
of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the He that hath killed a man, or touched one that
holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound. is killed, shall be purified the third day and the
7 And when they had fought against the Ma- seventh day.
dianites and had overcome them, they slew all 20 And of all the spoil, every garment, or ves-
the men. sel, or any thing made for use, of the skins, or
8 And their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, hair of goats, or of wood, shall be purified.
and Hur, and Rebe, five princes of the nation: 21 Eleazar also the priest spoke to the men of
Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the the army, that had fought, in this manner: This
sword. is the ordinance of the law, which the Lord hath
9 And they took their women, and their chil- commanded Moses:
dren captives, and all their cattle, and all their 22 Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and
goods: and all their possessions they plundered: lead, and tin,
10 And all their cities, and their villages, and 23 And all that may pass through the fire,
castles, they burned. shall be purified by fire, but whatsoever cannot
11 And they carried away the booty, and all abide the fire, shall be sanctified with the water
that they had taken both of men and of beasts. of expiation:
12 And they brought them to Moses, and 24 And you shall wash your garments the sev-
Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of enth day, and being purified, you shall after-
the children of Israel. But the rest of the things wards enter into the camp.
for use they carried to the camp on the plains of 25 And the Lord said to Moses: