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1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses, sayinge:
2 auenge the chyldren of Israel of the Madianites, and afterwarde shalt thou be gathered vnto thy people.
3 And Moses spake vnto the folke sayinge. Harnesse some of you vnto warre, and let them go vpon the Madianites, and auenge the Lorde of the Madianites.
4 Lett there be chosen a thousande out of euery tribe of Israel, that out of all the tribes ye may send some to the warre.
5 And there were taken out of the thousandes of Israel, twelue thousande prepared vnto warre, of euery trybe a thousande.
6 And Moses sent them to the warre, euen a thousande of euery trybe, and with them, Phineas the sonne of Eleazar the preaste, and the holy vesselles: and the trompettes to blowe were in hys hande.
7 And they warred agaynst the Madianites, as the Lorde commaunded Moses, & slue all the males.
8 And they slue the kinges of Madian amonge other that were sleyne: Namely Eui, and Rekem, Zur and Hur and Reba: fyue kinges of Madian wt Balaam the sonne of Beor, whom they slue wt the sweard:
9 And the chyldren of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners, & their chyldren: and spoiled all their catell, and all their flockes, and all their goodes.
10 And they burnt al their cityes wherin they dwelt, and all their castels with fier.
11 And they toke all the spoyle and all that they coulde catch both of men and beastes.
12 And they brought the captiues and that which they had taken and the spoile vnto Moses and Eleazar the preaste, and vnto the company of the children of Israel, euen vnto the hoost that were in the feldes of Moab by Iordan, oueragaynst Iericho.