The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXXI.

8 Fiue Kings of Midián and Balaám are slaine. 18 Onelye the maides are reserued aliue. 27 The praye is equally deuided. 49 A present giuen of Israél

1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés, saying* 1.1

2 * Reuenge the children of Israél of the Midianites, (and) afterward shalt thou be * gathered vnto thy people.* 1.2

3 And Mosés spake to the people, saying, Harnes some of you vnto warre, and let them go against Midián, to execute the vē∣geance of the Lorda 1.3 against Midián.

4 A thousād of euerie tribe through out all the tribes of Israéll, shall ye send to the warre.

5 So there were taken out of the thousands of Israél, twelue thousande prepared vnto warre, of euerie tribe a thousand.

6 And Mosés sent them to the warre, (euen) a thousand of euerie tribe, and (sent) b 1.4 thē with Phinehás the sonne of Eleazár the Priest to the warre & the holy instruments:* 1.5 that is, the trūpets to blow (were) in his hād

7 And they warred against Midián, as the

Lord had commanded Mosés, and slue all the males.

8 They slue also the Kings of Midián among them that were slaine: * Eui and Rékem, &* 1.6 Zur, and Hur and Réba fiue Kinges of Mi∣dián, and they sluec 1.7 Balaám the sonne of Beór with the sworde:

9 But the children of Israél toke the women of Midián prisoners, and their children, & spoyled all their cattell, and all their floc∣kes, and all their goods.

10 And they burnt all their cities, wherein they dwelt, & all their“ 1.8 villages with fire.

11 And they toke all the spoyle and all the praye (bothe) of men and beastes.

12 And they broght thed 1.9 captiues and that which they had taken, & the spoyle vnto Mosés and to Eleazár the Priest, and vnto the Congregacion of the children of Is∣raél, into the cāpe in the plaine of Moáb, which was by Iordén (toward) Ierichō.

13 ¶Then Mosés and Eleazár the Priest, and all the princes of the Congregaciō went out of the campe to mete them.

14 And Mosés was angry with the captaines of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thou sands, and captaines ouer hundreds, whi∣che came from the warre and battell.

15 And Mosés said vnto them, What; haue ye saued all thee 1.10 women?

16 Beholde, * these caused the children of Israél through the * counsel of Balaám to commit a trespas against the Lord,f 1.11 as cō∣cerning* 1.12 Peôr, and there came a plague a∣mong the Congregacion of the Lord.

27 Now therefore, * slay all the males amóg* 1.13 theg 1.14 children, and kil all the women that haue knowen men by carnal copulation.

18 But all the womē children that haue not knowen carn all copulatió, kepe aliue for your selues.

19 And ye shal remaine without the hoste se∣uen dayes, all that haue killed any perso∣ne, * and all that haue touched anie dead,* 1.15 (and) purifie bothe your selues and your prisoners the third day and the seuenth.

20 Also ye shall purifie euerie garment and all that is made of skins and all worke of goates heere, & all things made of wood.

21 ¶And Eleazár the Priest sayde vnto the men of warre, which went to the battell, This is the ordinance“ 1.16 of the lawe whiche the Lord * commanded Mosés,

22 As for golde, and siluer, brasse, yrō, tynne,* 1.17 and lead:

23 (Euen) all that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shal be cleane: yet, it shal beh 1.18 purified with * the water of purificacion: and all that suffreth not the fire, ye shall cause to passe by the* 1.19 i 1.20 water.

24 Ye shall wash also your clothes the seuēth day, and ye shalbe cleane: and afterwarde ye shal come into the Hoste.

25 ¶And the Lord spake vnto Mosés, saying,

26 Take the summe of the praie that was taken, (bothe) of persones and of cattell, thou and Eleazár the Priest, and the chief fathers of the Congregacion.

27 And deuide the praie() 1.21 betwene the sol∣diers that went to the warre, and all the Congregacion.

28 And thou shalt take a tribute vnto the Lord of thek 1.22 men of warre, which wēt out to battell: one persone of fiue hundreth, (bothe) of the persones, and of the beues, and of the Asses, and of the shepe.

29 Ye shal take it of their halfe and giue it vnto Eleazár the Priest, (as) an haue of∣fring of the Lord.

30 But of the halfe of the children of Israél thou shalt takel 1.23 one, taken out of fiftie, (bothe) of the persones, of the beues, of the asses, and of the shepe, (euen) of all the cattell: and thou shalt giue them vnto the Leuites, which haue the charge of the Ta∣bernacle of the Lord.

31 And Mosés and Eleazár the Priest did as the Lord had commanded Mosés.

32 And the bootye, (to wit,) the rest of the praie which the mē of warre had spoiled, was six hundreth seuentie and fiue thou∣sand shepe,

33 And seuentie and two thousand beues,

34 And thre score and one thousand asses,

35 And two and thirtie thousande persones, in all of women that had“ 1.24 lyen by no man.

36 And the halfe, (to wit,) the parte of them that went out to warre touching the nom∣ber of shepe, was thre hundreth seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundreth.

37 And them 1.25 Lords tribute of the shepe was six hundreth and seuentie and fiue.

38 And the beues (were) six and thirtie thou sand, wherof the Lords tribute (was) seuē∣tie and two.

39 And the asses (were) thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth, whereof the Lords tribute (was) thre score and one:

40 Andn 1.26 of persones sixtene thousād, wher∣of the Lords tribute (was) two and thirtie persones.

41 And Mosés gaue the tribute of the Lords, offring vnto Eleazár the Priest, as the lord had commanded Mosés.

42 And of theo 1.27 halfe of the children of Is∣raél, which Mosés deuided from the men of warre,

43 [For the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregacion] was thre hundreth thirtie and seuen thousand shepe and fiue hun∣dreth,

44 And six and thirtie thousand beues,

45 And thirtie thousand asses, and fiue hun∣dreth,

46 And sixtene thousand persones,

47 Mosés, I say, toke of the halfe that per∣teined vnto thep 1.28 children of Israél, one taken out of fiftie, (both) of the persones & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the cattel, and gaue thē vnto the Le∣uites,

which haue the charge of the Taber nacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commā ded Mosés.

48 ¶ Then the capitaines which were ouer thousāds of the hoste, the captaines ouer the thousands, and the captaines ouer the hundreds came vnto Mosés.

49 And said to Mosés, Thy seruants haue ta∣ken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder” 1.29 our autoritie, & there lacketh not one man of vs.

50q 1.30 We haue therefore broght a present vn to the Lord, what euerie man founde of iewels of golde, bracelets, & cheines, rings eare rings, and ornaments of the legs, to make an atonement sor our soules befo∣re the Lord.

51 And Mosés & Eleazar the Priest toke, the golde of them (and) all wroght iewels.

52 And all the golde of the offring that thei offred vp to the Lord, [of the captaines ouer thousands and hundreds] (was) sixte ne thousand seuen hundreth and fiftie she kels.

53 [(For) the men of warre had spoiled, eue∣rie man for himr 1.31 self.]

54 And Mosés and Eleazar the Priest toke the golde of the captaines ouer the thou∣sands, and ouer the hundreds, and broght it into the Tabernacle of the Congrega∣cion for as 1.32 memorial of the children of Is∣raél before the Lord.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chap. 25. 17.
• * 1.2

  Chap. 27. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• a 1.3

  As he had com∣manded. Chap. 25. 17. declaring also that the iniurie done against his people is done against him.
• b 1.4

  For his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 zeale that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the Lord.
• * 1.5

  Chap. 25. 13.
• * 1.6

  Iosh. 13. 21.
• c 1.7

  The false pro∣phet who gaue counsell how to cause the Israeli∣tes to offende their God.
• “ 1.8

  Or, palaces and gorgious buyl∣dings.
• d 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 the women and litle children
• e 1.10

  As thogh he said, Ye ought to haue spared none Chap. 25. 2.
• f 1.11

  For worship∣ping of Peor.
• * 1.12

  2. Pet. 2. 15.
• * 1.13

  Iudg. 21. 11.
• g 1.14

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 is, all the men children.
• * 1.15

  Chap 19. 11.
• “ 1.16

  Or, cōteined in the Lawe.
• * 1.17

  Chap. 19. 12.
• h 1.18

  The third daye and before it be 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.19

  Chap. 19. 9.
• i 1.20

  It shalbe washed
• () 1.21

  The praie is firste deuided e∣qually among al.
• k 1.22

  Of the praie that falleth to the soldiers.
• l 1.23

  The Israelites whiche had not bene at warre, of euerye fiftieth paied one to the Lord: and the sol∣diers, one of eue∣rie fiue hundreth.
• “ 1.24

  Ebr. not knowē the bed of man.
• m 1.25

  This is the por cion that the sol diers gaue to the Lord.
• n 1.26

  Meaning of the maides, or virgi∣nes whiche had not companied withman.
• o 1.27

  Of that part which was giuen vnto them, in de∣uiding the spoile.
• p 1.28

  which had not bene at warre.
• ” 1.29

  Ebr vnder out hands.
• q 1.30

  The captai∣nes by this fre offring acknow∣ledge the great benefit of God in preseruīg his peo ple.
• r 1.31

  And gaue no porcion to their captaines.
• s 1.32

  That the Lord might remember the children of Israêl.