Matthew(i)
1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saying:
2 aueng the chyldren of Israel of the Madianites, and afterward be geathered vnto thy people.
3 And Moses spake vnto the folke saying: Harnesse some of you vnto warre, & let them go vpon the Madianites and auenge the Lord of the Madianites.
4 Ye shal sende vnto the warre a thousand of euery trybe thorow out all the trybes of Israell.
5 And there were taken oute of the thousandes of Israell .xij. thousand prepared vnto warre, of euery trybe a thousande.
6 And Moses sent them a thousande of euery trybe, wyth Phineas the sonne of Eleazar the Preast to warre, and the holy vessels and the trompettes to blowe in hys hande.
7 And they warred agaynst the Madianites, as the Lord commaunded Moses, and slewe al the males.
8 And they slewe the kynges of Madian amonge other that were slayne: Eui, Rehem, zur, Hur & Reba: fyue kynges of Madian. And they slew Balaam the sonne of Beor with the swerde.
9 And the children of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners and their chyldren, and spoyled al theyr catel, their substance and their goodes.
10 And they burnt al their cities wherin they dwelt, and al their castels with fyre.
11 And they toke all the spoyle and al they coulde catche, both of men and beastes.
12 And they broughte the captyues and that which they had taken and all the spoyle vnto Moses and Eleazar the Preast and vnto the company of the children of Israel, euen vnto the hoste, in the feldes of Moab by Iordan nye to Iericho.