Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.” New Living Translation From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.” English Standard Version You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” Berean Standard Bible Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.” King James Bible Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. New King James Version A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” New American Standard Bible You shall send a thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel to the war.” NASB 1995 “A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” NASB 1977 “A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” Legacy Standard Bible One thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” Amplified Bible A thousand [fighting men] from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” Christian Standard Bible Send one thousand men to war from each Israelite tribe.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Send 1,000 men to war from each Israelite tribe.” American Standard Version Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. Contemporary English Version Each tribe will send 1,000 men to fight." English Revised Version Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. GOD'S WORD® Translation Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel." Good News Translation From each tribe of Israel send a thousand men to war." International Standard Version Send 1,000 men to war from every tribe throughout all of Israel." Majority Standard Bible Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.? NET Bible You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel." New Heart English Bible Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war." Webster's Bible Translation Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. World English Bible You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionone thousand for a tribe—you send one thousand for a tribe, of all the tribes of Israel, to the war.” Young's Literal Translation a thousand for a tribe -- a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel -- ye do send to the host.' Smith's Literal Translation A thousand to a tribe, a thousand to a tribe, for all the tribes of Israel, ye shall send to war. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war. Catholic Public Domain Version Let one thousand men be chosen from each tribe of Israel, who shall be sent to war.” New American Bible From each of the tribes of Israel you will send a thousand men to the campaign.” New Revised Standard Version You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOf every tribe, a thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send into the army. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Send one thousand from a tribe of all of the tribes of the children of Israel into the army. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Send a thousand of each tribe from all the tribes of the children of Israel to set themselves in array. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Vengeance on Midian…3So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them. 4Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.” 5So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.… Cross References Deuteronomy 20:10-18 When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. / But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. ... Joshua 6:17-21 Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. / But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it. / For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.” ... Judges 21:10-12 So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children. / This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.” / So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” 1 Chronicles 5:18-22 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle. / They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. / And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers. ... 2 Chronicles 20:15-17 And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. / Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel. / You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’” Exodus 17:8-16 After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. / So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” / Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. ... Deuteronomy 7:1-2 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. Joshua 8:1-2 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. / And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.” Judges 7:1-8 Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. / Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ / Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained. ... 1 Samuel 30:1-20 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. / When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. ... 2 Kings 3:18-19 This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. / And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.” Matthew 10:34-36 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. / For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ Luke 22:36-38 “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one. / For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.” / So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered. Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Treasury of Scripture Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall you send to the war. Of every tribe a thousand. Leviticus 26:8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. Judges 7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. Jump to Previous Battle Host Israel Thousand Throughout Tribe Tribes WarJump to Next Battle Host Israel Thousand Throughout Tribe Tribes WarNumbers 31 1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive 19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified 25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided 48. The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord Send into battle This phrase indicates a divine command for military action. In the context of Numbers 31, God instructs Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites for their role in leading Israel into idolatry and immorality (Numbers 25). The concept of holy war is present here, where the battle is seen as an act of divine justice. This reflects the theocratic nature of Israel, where God directly governs and commands His people. The battle against the Midianites is not just a physical conflict but a spiritual one, emphasizing the need for purity and obedience to God. a thousand men from each tribe of Israel Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites, who is following God's command to take vengeance on the Midianites for leading Israel into sin. 2. Israelite Tribes The twelve tribes of Israel, each contributing a thousand men to the battle against the Midianites. 3. Midianites A nomadic people who had led the Israelites into idolatry and immorality, prompting God's command for retribution. 4. Battle The military engagement commanded by God as a form of divine justice against the Midianites. Teaching Points Obedience to Divine CommandThe Israelites' response to God's command demonstrates the importance of obedience, even in difficult circumstances. Consequences of Sin The battle against the Midianites serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of sin and idolatry. Unity Among Believers The call for each tribe to contribute equally to the battle highlights the need for unity and collective responsibility among God's people. Divine Justice God's command for vengeance underscores His role as a just judge who addresses sin and protects His people. Spiritual Warfare This passage can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual battles Christians face, emphasizing the need for readiness and reliance on God's guidance. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּ (tiš·lə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out into battle לַצָּבָֽא׃ (laṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign a thousand men אֶ֚לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand from each לְכֹל֙ (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every tribe מַטּ֣וֹת (maṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of Israel.” יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Numbers 31:4 NIVNumbers 31:4 NLT Numbers 31:4 ESV Numbers 31:4 NASB Numbers 31:4 KJV Numbers 31:4 BibleApps.com Numbers 31:4 Biblia Paralela Numbers 31:4 Chinese Bible Numbers 31:4 French Bible Numbers 31:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 31:4 Of every tribe one thousand throughout all (Nu Num.) |
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