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Numbers 31:2-4
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Numbers 31:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 “Before you die, make sure that the Midianites are punished for what they did to Israel.”[a]
3 Then Moses told the people, “The Lord wants to punish the Midianites. So tell our men to prepare for battle. 4 Each tribe will send 1,000 men to fight.”
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- 31.2 Midianites … to Israel: See 25.1-18.
Numbers 31:2-4
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Numbers 31:2-4
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2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites(A) for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.(B)”
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(C) on them. 4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
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