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民数记 30-31
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
民数记 30-31
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
许愿的条例
30 摩西告诉以色列人众支派的领袖：“这是耶和华吩咐的话：（本节在《马索拉文本》为30:2） 2 如果人向耶和华许愿，或是起誓要约束自己，就不可食言，总要照着自己口里所出的一切话行。 3 女子年幼还在父家的时候，如果向耶和华许愿要约束自己， 4 她父亲若是听见她所许的愿和约束自己的话，却对她默不作声，她所许的一切愿和所说约束自己的话，就为有效。 5 但是她父亲听见的时候，如果阻止她，她所许的愿和所说约束自己的话，就都为无效；耶和华也必赦免她，因为她父亲阻止她。
6 “如果她已嫁了丈夫，她许愿或嘴里说冒失话约束自己的时候， 7 她丈夫听见了，但在听见的时候，默不作声，她所许的愿和约束自己的话，就为有效。 8 但是她丈夫听见的时候，如果阻止她，就算废了她所许的愿和她嘴里所说约束自己的冒失话；耶和华也必赦免她。
9 “寡妇，或是离了婚的妇人所许的愿，就是她所说约束自己的一切话，都为有效。 10 如果她在丈夫家里许了愿，或用誓言约束自己， 11 她丈夫听见了，却默不作声，也没有阻止她，她所许的愿和所说一切约束自己的话，就为有效。 12 但是她丈夫听见的时候，如果把这两样都废了，妇人口中所说一切关于许愿的话和约束自己的话，都必无效；她丈夫已经把这两样都废了，耶和华也必赦免她。
13 “妇人所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，她丈夫都可以确立，也可以废去。 14 如果她丈夫天天向她默不作声，那就算是确立她所许的愿和所说约束自己的一切话；因为丈夫在听见的日子，向她默不作声，就使这两样生效。 15 但是，如果丈夫听了很久以后，才把这两样完全废去，他就要担当妻子的罪孽。”
16 以上是耶和华吩咐摩西的条例，是关于丈夫与妻子，父亲与女儿，女儿年幼在父家的时候的条例。
攻击与杀戮米甸人
31 耶和华对摩西说： 2 “你要在米甸人身上报以色列人的仇，然后要归到你本族那里去。” 3 摩西对人民说：“要从你们中间使一些人武装起来去作战，攻击米甸人，好在米甸人身上为耶和华报仇。 4 你们要从以色列众支派中每支派打发一千人去打仗。” 5 于是从以色列千万人中，每支派选出一千人，共有一万二千人，都武装起来去打仗。 6 摩西就打发每支派的一千人去打仗，并且派遣以利亚撒祭司的儿子非尼哈与他们一同去，非尼哈手里拿着圣所的器皿和吹大声的号筒。 7 他们就照着耶和华吩咐摩西的，去与米甸人作战，杀死了所有的男人。 8 在那些被杀的人以外，还杀了米甸的五个王，就是以未、利金、苏珥、户珥和利巴；又用刀杀了比珥的儿子巴兰。 9 以色列人掳了米甸人的妇女、孩子；又掳掠了他们所有的牲畜、羊群和财物； 10 并用火烧了他们所住地方的一切城市和营寨； 11 把一切夺来的和掳掠的，连人带牲畜都带走； 12 他们把俘掳的人和掳来的，以及夺来的东西，都带到摩押平原，约旦河边，和耶利哥相对的营地那里，交给摩西和以利亚撒祭司，以及以色列的会众。
13 摩西和以利亚撒祭司，以及会众所有的领袖，都出到营外迎接他们。 14 摩西对作战回来的军官，就是对千夫长和百夫长发怒。 15 摩西对他们说：“你们让这些妇女存活吗？ 16 看哪，这些妇女因巴兰的计谋，使以色列人在毘珥的事上，得罪耶和华，以致瘟疫临到耶和华的会众身上。 17 现在你们要把所有的男孩都杀了，也要杀死所有与男人发生过关系的妇人。 18 但女孩子中，没有与男人发生过关系的，你们都可以让她们活着。 19 你们要在营外驻扎七天，杀过人的和摸过死尸的，第三日和第七日都要洁净自己，你们和你们掳来的人都要这样行。 20 你们也要洁净一切衣服、皮具、山羊毛织的物和木器。”
21 以利亚撒祭司对打仗回来的兵丁说：“这是耶和华吩咐摩西的律例： 22 金、银、铜、铁、锡、铅， 23 能够经火的东西，你们都要使它经火，它就洁净了，但还要用除污水洁净它；不能经火的，你们要使它经过水。 24 第七日，你们要洗衣服，就为洁净；然后才可以进营。”
瓜分战利品
25 耶和华对摩西说： 26 “你和以利亚撒祭司，以及会众的各族长，要计算俘掳的人和掠得的牲畜的总数。 27 你要把掠夺得的分为两半，一半给出去打仗的人，一半给全体会众。 28 你又要从出去打仗的人所得的，无论是人、牛、驴，或羊群之中，抽出五百分之一作贡物奉给耶和华； 29 你们要从他们那一半中抽出，交给以利亚撒祭司，作耶和华的举祭。 30 从以色列人那一半中，无论是人、牛、驴、羊群，或是各样牲畜，都要抽出五十分之一，交给负责看守耶和华帐幕的利未人。” 31 于是，摩西和以利亚撒祭司照着耶和华吩咐摩西的行了。
32 掠得的东西，就是打仗的人所掳掠剩下来的，共有羊六十七万五千只， 33 牛七万二千头， 34 驴六万一千头， 35 没有与男人发生过关系的妇人三万二千人。 36 出去打仗的人的分，就是他们所得的那一半，羊共有三十三万七千五百只； 37 这些羊群中，归耶和华作贡物的，有六百七十五只。 38 牛三万六千头，归耶和华为贡物的，有七十二只。 39 驴三万零五百头，归耶和华为贡物的有六十一匹。 40 人口一万六千，归给耶和华作贡物的，有三十二人。 41 摩西照着耶和华吩咐他的，把贡物，就是耶和华的举祭，交给以利亚撒祭司。
42 以色列人所得的那一半，就是摩西从打仗的人取来分给他们的（ 43 属于会众的那一半，有羊三十三万七千五百只， 44 牛三万六千头， 45 驴三万零五百头， 46 人口一万六千）； 47 摩西照着耶和华吩咐他的，从属于以色列人的那一半，无论是人口或是牲畜，都抽出五十分之一，交给负责看守耶和华帐幕的利未人。
48 统领万军的军长、千夫长和百夫长，都来见摩西， 49 对摩西说：“你仆人手下作战的士兵，已经计算总数，没有缺少一人。 50 现在我们把耶和华的供物，都送来了，就是我们各人所得的金器、脚链子、镯子、打印戒指、耳环、手钏，好在耶和华面前，为我们自己赎罪。” 51 摩西和以利亚撒祭司就收了他们的金子，就是各样金子做成的器皿。 52 千夫长和百夫长献给耶和华为举祭的一切金子，共有两百多公斤。 53 士兵都各自夺取了财物。 54 摩西和以利亚撒祭司就从千夫长和百夫长手中收了金子，把它带进会幕里去，在耶和华面前作以色列人的记念。
民数记 30-31
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
民数记 30-31
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
许愿之例
30 摩西晓谕以色列各支派的首领说：“耶和华所吩咐的乃是这样： 2 人若向耶和华许愿或起誓，要约束自己，就不可食言，必要按口中所出的一切话行。 3 女子年幼还在父家的时候，若向耶和华许愿，要约束自己， 4 她父亲也听见她所许的愿并约束自己的话，却向她默默不言，她所许的愿并约束自己的话就都要为定。 5 但她父亲听见的日子若不应承她所许的愿和约束自己的话，就都不得为定，耶和华也必赦免她，因为她父亲不应承。
6 “她若出了嫁，有愿在身，或是口中出了约束自己的冒失话， 7 她丈夫听见的日子，却向她默默不言，她所许的愿并约束自己的话就都要为定。 8 但她丈夫听见的日子，若不应承，就算废了她所许的愿和她出口约束自己的冒失话，耶和华也必赦免她。
9 “寡妇或是被休的妇人所许的愿，就是她约束自己的话，都要为定。 10 她若在丈夫家里许了愿或起了誓，约束自己， 11 丈夫听见，却向她默默不言，也没有不应承，她所许的愿并约束自己的话就都要为定。 12 丈夫听见的日子，若把这两样全废了，妇人口中所许的愿或是约束自己的话就都不得为定，因她丈夫已经把这两样废了，耶和华也必赦免她。 13 凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，她丈夫可以坚定，也可以废去。 14 倘若她丈夫天天向她默默不言，就算是坚定她所许的愿和约束自己的话，因丈夫听见的日子向她默默不言，就使这两样坚定。 15 但她丈夫听见以后，若使这两样全废了，就要担当妇人的罪孽。 16 这是丈夫待妻子，父亲待女儿，女儿年幼还在父家，耶和华所吩咐摩西的律例。”
戮米甸人
31 耶和华吩咐摩西说： 2 “你要在米甸人身上报以色列人的仇，后来要归到你列祖[a]那里。” 3 摩西吩咐百姓说：“要从你们中间叫人带兵器出去攻击米甸，好在米甸人身上为耶和华报仇。 4 从以色列众支派中，每支派要打发一千人去打仗。” 5 于是从以色列千万人中，每支派交出一千人，共一万二千人，带着兵器预备打仗。 6 摩西就打发每支派的一千人去打仗，并打发祭司以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈同去，非尼哈手里拿着圣所的器皿和吹大声的号筒。 7 他们就照耶和华所吩咐摩西的，与米甸人打仗，杀了所有的男丁。 8 在所杀的人中，杀了米甸的五王，就是以未、利金、苏珥、户珥、利巴，又用刀杀了比珥的儿子巴兰。 9 以色列人掳了米甸人的妇女、孩子，并将他们的牲畜、羊群和所有的财物都夺了来，当做掳物。 10 又用火焚烧他们所住的城邑和所有的营寨， 11 把一切所夺的、所掳的，连人带牲畜都带了去。 12 将所掳的人，所夺的牲畜、财物，都带到摩押平原，在约旦河边与耶利哥相对的营盘，交给摩西和祭司以利亚撒并以色列的会众。
13 摩西和祭司以利亚撒并会众一切的首领，都出到营外迎接他们。 14 摩西向打仗回来的军长，就是千夫长、百夫长发怒， 15 对他们说：“你们要存留这一切妇女的活命吗？ 16 这些妇女因巴兰的计谋，叫以色列人在毗珥的事上得罪耶和华，以致耶和华的会众遭遇瘟疫。 17 所以，你们要把一切的男孩和所有已嫁的女子都杀了。 18 但女孩子中，凡没有出嫁的，你们都可以存留她的活命。 19 你们要在营外驻扎七日。凡杀了人的，和一切摸了被杀的，并你们所掳来的人口，第三日、第七日，都要洁净自己， 20 也要因一切的衣服、皮物、山羊毛织的物和各样的木器，洁净自己。”
21 祭司以利亚撒对打仗回来的兵丁说：“耶和华所吩咐摩西律法中的条例乃是这样： 22 金、银、铜、铁、锡、铅， 23 凡能见火的，你们要叫它经火就为洁净，然而还要用除污秽的水洁净它。凡不能见火的，你们要叫它过水。 24 第七日，你们要洗衣服，就为洁净，然后可以进营。”
分所获之物
25 耶和华晓谕摩西说： 26 “你和祭司以利亚撒并会众的各族长，要计算所掳来的人口和牲畜的总数。 27 把所掳来的分做两半，一半归于出去打仗的精兵，一半归于全会众。 28 又要从出去打仗所得的人口、牛、驴、羊群中，每五百取一，作为贡物奉给耶和华。 29 从他们一半之中，要取出来交给祭司以利亚撒，作为耶和华的举祭。 30 从以色列人的一半之中，就是从人口、牛、驴、羊群、各样牲畜中，每五十取一，交给看守耶和华帐幕的利未人。” 31 于是摩西和祭司以利亚撒照耶和华所吩咐摩西的行了。
五输其一贡于耶和华
32 除了兵丁所夺的财物以外，所掳来的：羊六十七万五千只， 33 牛七万二千只， 34 驴六万一千匹， 35 女人共三万二千口，都是没有出嫁的。 36 出去打仗之人的份，就是他们所得的那一半，共计：羊三十三万七千五百只， 37 从其中归耶和华为贡物的，有六百七十五只； 38 牛三万六千只，从其中归耶和华为贡物的，有七十二只； 39 驴三万零五百匹，从其中归耶和华为贡物的，有六十一匹； 40 人一万六千口，从其中归耶和华的，有三十二口。 41 摩西把贡物，就是归于耶和华的举祭，交给祭司以利亚撒，是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。
42 以色列人所得的那一半，就是摩西从打仗的人取来分给他们的 43 （会众的那一半有羊三十三万七千五百只， 44 牛三万六千只， 45 驴三万零五百匹， 46 人一万六千口）， 47 无论是人口是牲畜，摩西每五十取一，交给看守耶和华帐幕的利未人，是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。
48 带领千军的各军长，就是千夫长、百夫长，都近前来见摩西， 49 对他说：“仆人权下的兵已经计算总数，并不短少一人。 50 如今我们将各人所得的金器，就是脚链子、镯子、打印的戒指、耳环、手钏，都送来为耶和华的供物，好在耶和华面前为我们的生命赎罪。” 51 摩西和祭司以利亚撒就收了他们的金子，都是打成的器皿。 52 千夫长、百夫长所献给耶和华为举祭的金子，共有一万六千七百五十舍客勒。 53 各兵丁都为自己夺了财物。 54 摩西和祭司以利亚撒收了千夫长、百夫长的金子，就带进会幕，在耶和华面前作为以色列人的纪念。
Footnotes
- 民数记 31:2 原文作：本民。
Numbers 30-31
New International Version
Numbers 30-31
New International Version
Vows
30 [a]Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel:(A) “This is what the Lord commands: 2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(B)
3 “When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge 4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.(C) 5 But if her father forbids her(D) when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.
6 “If she marries after she makes a vow(E) or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself 7 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 8 But if her husband(F) forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.(G)
9 “Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.
10 “If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath 11 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 12 But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand.(H) Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her. 13 Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.[b] 14 But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them. 15 If, however, he nullifies them(I) some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.”
16 These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home.
Vengeance on the Midianites
31 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites(J) for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.(K)”
3 So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the Lord’s vengeance(L) on them. 4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.” 5 So twelve thousand men armed for battle,(M) a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel. 6 Moses sent them into battle,(N) a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas(O) son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary(P) and the trumpets(Q) for signaling.
7 They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses,(R) and killed every man.(S) 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(T)—the five kings of Midian.(U) They also killed Balaam son of Beor(V) with the sword.(W) 9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women(X) and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.(Y) 10 They burned(Z) all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps.(AA) 11 They took all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals,(AB) 12 and brought the captives, spoils(AC) and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly(AD) at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.(AE)
13 Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army(AF)—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.
15 “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them. 16 “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice(AG) and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the Peor incident,(AH) so that a plague(AI) struck the Lord’s people. 17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,(AJ) 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.
19 “Anyone who has killed someone or touched someone who was killed(AK) must stay outside the camp seven days.(AL) On the third and seventh days you must purify yourselves(AM) and your captives. 20 Purify every garment(AN) as well as everything made of leather, goat hair or wood.(AO)”
21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle,(AP) “This is what is required by the law that the Lord gave Moses: 22 Gold, silver, bronze, iron,(AQ) tin, lead 23 and anything else that can withstand fire must be put through the fire,(AR) and then it will be clean. But it must also be purified with the water of cleansing.(AS) And whatever cannot withstand fire must be put through that water. 24 On the seventh day wash your clothes and you will be clean.(AT) Then you may come into the camp.(AU)”
Dividing the Spoils
25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads(AV) of the community are to count all the people(AW) and animals that were captured.(AX) 27 Divide(AY) the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community. 28 From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the Lord(AZ) one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep. 29 Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the Lord’s part. 30 From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the Lord’s tabernacle.(BA)” 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 The plunder remaining from the spoils(BB) that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys 35 and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.
36 The half share of those who fought in the battle was:
337,500 sheep, 37 of which the tribute for the Lord(BC) was 675;
38 36,000 cattle, of which the tribute for the Lord was 72;
39 30,500 donkeys, of which the tribute for the Lord was 61;
40 16,000 people, of whom the tribute for the Lord was 32.
41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as the Lord’s part,(BD) as the Lord commanded Moses.(BE)
42 The half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses set apart from that of the fighting men— 43 the community’s half—was 337,500 sheep, 44 36,000 cattle, 45 30,500 donkeys 46 and 16,000 people. 47 From the Israelites’ half, Moses selected one out of every fifty people and animals, as the Lord commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the Lord’s tabernacle.
48 Then the officers(BF) who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—went to Moses 49 and said to him, “Your servants have counted(BG) the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.(BH) 50 So we have brought as an offering to the Lord the gold articles each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves(BI) before the Lord.”
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold—all the crafted articles. 52 All the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds that Moses and Eleazar presented as a gift to the Lord weighed 16,750 shekels.[c] 53 Each soldier had taken plunder(BJ) for himself. 54 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting(BK) as a memorial(BL) for the Israelites before the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-16 is numbered 30:2-17.
- Numbers 30:13 Or to fast
- Numbers 31:52 That is, about 420 pounds or about 190 kilograms
Numbers 30-31
King James Version
Numbers 30-31
King James Version
30 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
6 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.
9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her.
13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
16 These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.
31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3 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.
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
20 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.
30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
34 And threescore and one thousand asses,
35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
37 And the Lord'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord'S tribute was threescore and twelve.
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord'S tribute was threescore and one.
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
43 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,
45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
46 And sixteen thousand persons;)
47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53 (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took 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 Israel before the Lord.
Numbers 30-31
New King James Version
Numbers 30-31
New King James Version
The Law Concerning Vows
30 Then Moses spoke to (A)the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: 2 (B)If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or (C)swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall (D)do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
3 “Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father’s house in her youth, 4 and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father [a]holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand. 5 But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her.
6 “If indeed she takes a husband, while bound by her vows or by a rash utterance from her lips by which she bound herself, 7 and her husband hears it, and makes no response to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her agreements by which she bound herself shall stand. 8 But if her husband (E)overrules her on the day that he hears it, he shall make void her vow which she took and what she uttered with her lips, by which she bound herself, and the Lord will release her.
9 “Also any vow of a widow or a divorced woman, by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
10 “If she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound herself by an agreement with an oath, 11 and her husband heard it, and made no response to her and did not overrule her, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement by which she bound herself shall stand. 12 But if her husband truly made them void on the day he heard them, then whatever proceeded from her lips concerning her vows or concerning the agreement binding her, it shall not stand; her husband has made them [b]void, and the Lord will release her. 13 Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void. 14 Now if her husband makes no response whatever to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all the agreements that bind her; he confirms them, because he made no response to her on the day that he heard them. 15 But if he does make them void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her guilt.”
16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, and between a father and his daughter in her youth in her father’s house.
Vengeance on the Midianites
31 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 (F)“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall (G)be gathered to your people.”
3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on (H)Midian. 4 A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”
5 So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and (I)the signal trumpets in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and (J)they killed all the (K)males. 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—(L)Evi, Rekem, (M)Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. (N)Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. 11 And (O)they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast.
Return from the War
12 Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 13 And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. 14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.
15 And Moses said to them: “Have you kept (P)all the women alive? 16 Look, (Q)these women caused the children of Israel, through the (R)counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and (S)there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore, (T)kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. 18 But keep alive (U)for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. 19 And as for you, (V)remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and (W)whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. 20 Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”
21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, “This is the [c]ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses: 22 Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified (X)with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. 24 (Y)And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.”
Division of the Plunder
25 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 26 “Count up the plunder that was [d]taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; 27 and (Z)divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 And levy a [e]tribute for the Lord on the men of war who went out to battle: (AA)one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; 29 take it from their half, and (AB)give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord. 30 And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take (AC)one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites (AD)who [f]keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.” 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, 33 seventy-two thousand cattle, 34 sixty-one thousand donkeys, 35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. 36 And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; 37 and the Lord’s [g]tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. 38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was seventy-two. 39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord’s tribute was sixty-one. 40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty-two persons. 41 So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, (AE)as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought— 43 now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, 44 thirty-six thousand cattle, 45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, 46 and sixteen thousand persons— 47 and (AF)from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; 49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. 50 Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, (AG)to make [h]atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” 51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (AH)(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting (AI)as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 30:4 says nothing to interfere
- Numbers 30:12 annulled or invalidated
- Numbers 31:21 statute
- Numbers 31:26 captured
- Numbers 31:28 tax
- Numbers 31:30 perform the service
- Numbers 31:37 tax
- Numbers 31:50 Lit. covering
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