Numbers 31 | English Standard Version

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Vengeance on Midian

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” (Nu 20:24; Nu 25:17) 3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian. 4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” 5 So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. (Nu 32:27; Jos 4:13) 6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. (Le 23:24; Nu 10:6; Nu 10:9) 7 They warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male. (De 20:13; Jud 21:11; 1Sa 27:9; 1Ki 11:15)

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8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21; Jos 13:22) 9 And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. 10 All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire, (Ge 25:16) 11 and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast. (De 20:14; Jos 8:2) 12 Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. (Nu 22:1) 13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. (Nu 31:48) 15 Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live? (1Sa 15:3) 16 Behold, these, on Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the Lord. (Nu 23:28; Nu 24:14; Nu 25:2; Nu 25:9; 2Pe 2:15; Re 2:14)

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17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. (Jud 21:11) 18 But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves. (De 21:10) 19 Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. (Nu 5:2; Nu 19:12; Nu 19:22) 20 You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.” 21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded Moses: 22 only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water. (Nu 19:9) 24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp.” (Le 11:25) 25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 “Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation, 27 and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. (Jos 22:8; 1Sa 30:24) 28 And levy for the Lord a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks. (Nu 18:26; Nu 31:30; Nu 31:47) 29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord. 30 And from the people of Israel’s half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord.” (Nu 1:53; Nu 31:42) 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys, 35 and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep, 37 and the Lord’s tribute of sheep was 675. (Nu 31:28) 38 The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 72. 39 The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord’s tribute was 61. 40 The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 32 persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. (Nu 18:8; Nu 18:19) 42 From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army— 43 now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep, 44 36,000 cattle, 45 and 30,500 donkeys, 46 and 16,000 persons— 47 from the people of Israel’s half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. (Nu 31:30) 48 Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses (Nu 31:14) 49 and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us. 50 And we have brought the Lord’s offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” (Ex 30:12) 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles. 52 And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.^[1] 53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.) (Nu 31:32; De 20:14) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the Lord. (Ex 30:16)

New International Version

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Vengeance on the Midianites

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 ‘Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.’ 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 on them. 4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.’ 5 So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel. 6 Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signalling. 7 They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man. 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba – the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. 9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder. 10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps. 11 They took all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals, 12 and brought the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho. 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 – 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 and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the Lord’s people. 17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, 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 must stay outside the camp seven days. On the third and seventh days you must purify yourselves and your captives. 20 Purify every garment as well as everything made of leather, goat hair or wood.’ 21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, ‘This is what is required by the law that the Lord gave Moses: 22 gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead 23 and anything else that can withstand fire must be put through the fire, and then it will be clean. But it must also be purified with the water of cleansing. And whatever cannot withstand fire must be put through that water. 24 On the seventh day wash your clothes and you will be clean. Then you may come into the camp.’

Dividing the spoils

25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 ‘You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured. 27 Divide 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 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.’ 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 The plunder remaining from the spoils 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 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, as the Lord commanded Moses. 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 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 the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing. 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 before the Lord.’ 51 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold – all the handcrafted 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.^[1] 53 Each soldier had taken plunder 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 as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.

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The Lord punishes the Midianites

1 The LORD spoke to Moses. He said, 2 ‘Pay the Midianites back for what they did to the Israelites. After that, you will join the members of your family who have already died.’ 3 So Moses said to the people, ‘Prepare some of your men for battle. They must go to war against Midian. They will carry out the LORD’s plan to punish Midian. 4 Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel into battle.’ 5 So Moses prepared 12,000 men for battle. There were 1,000 from each tribe. They came from the families of Israel. 6 Moses sent them into battle. He sent 1,000 from each tribe. Phinehas the priest went along with them. Phinehas was the son of Eleazar. Phinehas took some things from the sacred tent with him. He also took the trumpets. The trumpet blasts would tell the people what to do and when to do it. 7 They fought against Midian, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. They killed every man. 8 Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were among the men they killed. Those men were the five kings of Midian. The Israelites also killed Balaam with their swords. Balaam was the son of Beor. 9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children. They took for themselves all the herds, flocks and goods. 10 They burned down all the towns where the Midianites lived. They also burned all their camps. 11 They carried off everything they had taken. That included the people and the animals. 12 They brought back to Israel’s camp the prisoners and everything else they had taken. They took them to Moses and to Eleazar the priest. They brought them to the whole community. Israel was camped on the plains of Moab. They were by the River Jordan opposite Jericho. 13 Moses and Eleazar the priest went to meet them outside the camp. So did all the leaders of the community. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army who had returned from the battle. Some of them were the commanders of thousands of men. Others were the commanders of hundreds. 15 ‘Have you let all the women remain alive?’ Moses asked them. 16 ‘The women followed Balaam’s advice. They caused the Israelites to be unfaithful to the LORD. The people worshipped the god named Baal that was worshipped at Peor. So a plague struck them. 17 Kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man. 18 But save for yourselves every woman who has never slept with a man. 19 ‘Anyone who has killed a person must stay outside the camp for seven days. And anyone who has touched a person who was killed must do the same thing. On the third and seventh days you must make yourselves pure. You must also make your prisoners pure. 20 Make all your clothes pure and “clean”. Everything made out of leather, goat hair or wood must be made pure and “clean”. ’ 21 Then Eleazar the priest spoke to the soldiers who had gone into battle. He said, ‘Here is what the law the LORD gave Moses requires. 22 All your gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin and lead 23 must be put through fire. So must everything else that doesn’t burn. Then those things will be “clean”. But they must also be made pure with the special water. In fact, everything that won’t burn must be put through that water. 24 On the seventh day wash your clothes. And you will be “clean”. Then you can come into the camp.’

The people divide up what they had taken

25 The LORD spoke to Moses. He said, 26 ‘Here is what you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of the community must do. You must count all the people and animals you captured. 27 Divide up some of what you took with the soldiers who fought in the battle. Divide up the rest with the others in the community. 28 Set apart a gift for me. Take something from the soldiers who fought in the battle. Set apart one out of every 500 people, cattle, donkeys or sheep. 29 Take my gift from the soldiers’ half. Give it to Eleazar the priest. It is my share. 30 Also take something from the half that belongs to the Israelites. Choose one out of every 50 people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites. They are responsible for taking care of my holy tent.’ 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 32 What the soldiers took included 675,000 sheep. 33 There were also 72,000 cattle 34 and 61,000 donkeys. 35 And there were 32,000 women who had never slept with a man. 36 Here is the half that belonged to those who had fought in the battle. There were 337,500 sheep. 37 From among them, the LORD’s gift was 675. 38 There were 36,000 cattle. From among them, the LORD’s gift was 72. 39 There were 30,500 donkeys. From among them, the LORD’s gift was 61. 40 There were 16,000 women. From among them, the LORD’s gift was 32. 41 Moses gave the gift to Eleazar the priest. It was the LORD’s share. Moses did just as the LORD had commanded him. 42 The other half belonged to the Israelites. Moses set it apart from what belonged to the fighting men. 43 The community’s half was 337,500 sheep, 44 36,000 cattle, 45 30,500 donkeys 46 and 16,000 women. 47 Moses chose one out of every 50 people and animals. He gave them to the Levites. They were accountable for taking care of the LORD’s holy tent. Moses did just as the LORD had commanded him. 48 Then the army officers went to Moses. Some of them were the commanders of thousands of men. Others were the commanders of hundreds. 49 All of them said to Moses, ‘We have counted the soldiers under our command. Not a single one is missing. 50 So we’ve brought an offering to the LORD. We’ve brought the gold each of us took in the battle. That includes armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. We’ve brought them in front of the LORD to pay for our sin.’ 51 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the beautiful gold things from the army officers. 52 The gold received from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds weighed 201 kilograms. Moses and Eleazar offered all of it as a gift to the LORD. 53 Each soldier had taken things from the battle for himself. 54 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from all the commanders. They brought it into the tent of meeting. It reminded the LORD of the Israelites.

King James Version

1 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' 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' tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD' tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD' tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD' tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD' heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 42 And of the children of Israel' 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' 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.

Einheitsübersetzung 2016

from Katholisches Bibelwerk

Der Midianiterkrieg

1 Der HERR sprach zu Mose: 2 Nimm für die Israeliten Rache an den Midianitern! Danach wirst du mit deinen Vorfahren vereint werden. (Nu 20:24; Nu 25:17; Nu 27:13) 3 Da redete Mose zum Volk und sagte: Rüstet einen Teil eurer Männer für das Heer! Sie sollen über Midian herfallen, um die Rache des HERRN an Midian zu vollziehen. 4 Aus jedem Stamm Israels sollt ihr tausend Mann zum Heer abstellen. 5 Man hob also aus den Tausendschaften Israels je Stamm tausend Mann aus, im Ganzen zwölftausend zum Heer gerüstete Männer. 6 Mose schickte die tausend Mann je Stamm zum Heer, zusammen mit dem Priester Pinhas, dem Sohn Eleasars, der die heiligen Geräte und die schallenden Trompeten mitnahm. (Nu 10:9) 7 Sie zogen gegen Midian zu Feld, wie der HERR es Mose geboten hatte, und brachten alle männlichen Personen um. (De 20:13) 8 Neben den anderen, die sie erschlugen, brachten sie auch die Könige von Midian um: Ewi, Rekem, Zur, Hur und Reba, die fünf Könige von Midian. Auch Bileam, den Sohn Beors, brachten sie mit dem Schwert um. (Nu 24:25; Jos 13:22) 9 Die Frauen von Midian und deren kleine Kinder nahmen die Israeliten als Gefangene mit. All ihr Vieh und ihr Besitz und ihre Habe plünderten sie. (De 20:14) 10 Alle Städte im Siedlungsgebiet der Midianiter und ihre Zeltdörfer brannten sie nieder. 11 Alle Menschen und das ganze Vieh, das sie erbeutet und geraubt hatten, nahmen sie mit. 12 Sie brachten die Gefangenen, das Geraubte und die Beute zu Mose, zum Priester Eleasar und zur Gemeinde der Israeliten in das Lager in den Steppen von Moab am Jordan bei Jericho. 13 Als Mose, der Priester Eleasar und alle Anführer der Gemeinde ihnen aus dem Lager heraus entgegengingen, 14 geriet Mose in Zorn über die Befehlshaber des Heeres, die Hauptleute der Tausendschaften und die Hauptleute der Hundertschaften, die von dem Kriegszug zurückkamen. 15 Und Mose sagte zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr alle Frauen am Leben gelassen? 16 Siehe, sie haben in der Sache mit Pegor auf den Rat Bileams den Israeliten Anlass gegeben, dem HERRN untreu zu werden, sodass die Plage über die Gemeinde des HERRN kam. (Nu 25:1; Re 2:14) 17 Nun bringt alle kleinen Knaben um und tötet ebenso alle Frauen, die schon mit einem Mann geschlafen haben! (Jud 21:11) 18 Aber alle Mädchen, die noch nicht mit einem Mann geschlafen haben, lasst für euch am Leben! 19 Schlagt aber für sieben Tage eure Zelte außerhalb des Lagers auf! Jeder von euch, der einen Menschen umgebracht hat, und jeder, der einen Erschlagenen berührt hat, muss sich am dritten und am siebten Tag der Entsündigung unterziehen, ihr selbst wie eure Gefangenen. (Nu 19:11) 20 Auch alle Kleidungsstücke, alle Lederwaren, alle Erzeugnisse aus Ziegenhaaren und alle Holzgeräte müsst ihr entsündigen. 21 Der Priester Eleasar sagte zu den Männern des Heeres, die von dem Kriegszug zurückgekehrt waren: Das ist Satzung in der Weisung, die der HERR dem Mose geboten hat: (Nu 19:2) 22 Nur das Gold, das Silber, das Kupfer, das Eisen, das Zinn und das Blei, 23 alles, was Feuer nicht verbrennen kann, sollt ihr durchs Feuer ziehen, damit es rein wird. Doch es muss auch noch mit Reinigungswasser entsündigt werden. Alles aber, was im Feuer verbrennen kann, zieht durchs Wasser! (Le 11:32; Nu 31:19) 24 Wascht am siebten Tag eure Kleider, dann seid ihr rein! Danach dürft ihr in das Lager kommen. 25 Der HERR sprach zu Mose: 26 Zähl zusammen mit dem Priester Eleasar und den Familienhäuptern der Gemeinde die Beute, die gefangenen Menschen und Tiere! 27 Teil die Beute zur Hälfte zwischen den Kriegführenden, die mit dem Heer ausgezogen sind, und der ganzen Gemeinde! (Jos 22:8; 1Sa 30:24) 28 Dann erheb von den Kriegern, die mit dem Heer ausgezogen sind, als Steuer für den HERRN: je einen Menschen von fünfhundert Gefangenen, je ein Tier von fünfhundert Rindern, Eseln, Schafen und Ziegen! 29 Von ihrer Hälfte sollt ihr sie nehmen; dann gib sie dem Priester Eleasar als Abgabe für den HERRN! 30 Von dem Anteil der Beute, der auf die Israeliten entfällt, sollst du je einen Menschen von fünfzig Gefangenen und je ein Tier von fünfzig Rindern, Eseln, Schafen und Ziegen, also vom ganzen Vieh, nehmen. Gib sie den Leviten, die den Dienst an der Wohnung des HERRN tun! 31 Mose und der Priester Eleasar taten, was der HERR dem Mose geboten hatte. 32 Die Beute, der Rest von dem Erbeuteten, das das Volk, das im Heer war, erbeutet hatte, betrug 675 000 Schafe und Ziegen, 33 72 000 Rinder, 34 61 000 Esel 35 und insgesamt 32 000 Menschen, Frauen, die noch mit keinem Mann geschlafen hatten. 36 Die Hälfte des Anteils derer, die mit dem Heer ausgezogen waren, betrug 337 500 Schafe und Ziegen; 37 die Steuer für den HERRN von den Schafen und Ziegen betrug also 675 Stück. 38 Rinder waren es 36 000; davon fielen 72 als Steuer an den HERRN. 39 Esel waren es 30 500, davon fielen 61 als Steuer an den HERRN. 40 Menschen waren es 16 000, davon fielen 32 als Steuer an den HERRN. 41 Mose übergab die Steuer als Hebeopfer des HERRN dem Priester Eleasar, wie der HERR es ihm geboten hatte. 42 Von der für die Israeliten bestimmten Hälfte, die Mose von den Kriegern abgezweigt hatte, 43 von der für die Gemeinde bestimmten Hälfte - im Ganzen 337 500 Schafe und Ziegen, 44 36 000 Rinder, 45 30 500 Esel 46 und 16 000 Menschen -, 47 von dieser für die Israeliten bestimmten Hälfte nahm Mose je eine Einheit aus fünfzig heraus, von den Menschen und von dem Vieh, und übergab sie den Leviten, die den Dienst an der Wohnung des HERRN tun, wie der HERR es Mose geboten hatte. 48 Die Befehlshaber der Heeresverbände, die Hauptleute der Tausendschaften und die Hauptleute der Hundertschaften kamen zu Mose 49 und sagten zu Mose: Deine Knechte haben die Krieger gezählt, die unter unserem Befehl standen; kein einziger Mann wird vermisst. (1Sa 30:19) 50 Darum bringen wir eine Opfergabe für den HERRN, jeder, was er an Goldgeräten, an Armbändern, Spangen, Siegelringen, Ohrringen und Halsketten gefunden hat; damit wollen wir für uns vor dem HERRN Sühne erwirken. (Jud 8:24) 51 Mose und der Priester Eleasar nahmen das Gold und alle Kunstgegenstände von ihnen entgegen. 52 Dieses Hebeopfer an Gold, das sie für den HERRN von den Hauptleuten der Tausendschaften und den Hauptleuten der Hundertschaften abgaben, betrug im Ganzen 16 750 Schekel. 53 Von den Männern des Heeres hatte jeder für sich Beute gemacht. 54 Mose und der Priester Eleasar nahmen das Gold von den Hauptleuten der Tausendschaften und von den Hauptleuten der Hundertschaften entgegen und brachten es in das Offenbarungszelt, als Erinnerungszeichen für die Israeliten vor dem HERRN. (Ex 30:16; Ex 39:7; Nu 10:10; Jos 4:7)

Ex 30:16Ex 39:7Nu 10:10Jos 4:7