Thomson(i)
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Avenge the cause of the children of Israel on the Madianites, and afterward thou shalt be gathered to thy people.
3 Whereupon Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm men from among you and array them before the Lord, against Madian, to pour vengeance from the Lord on Madian;
4 a thousand from every tribe. You shall send them out of all the tribes to be drawn up in array.
5 So out of the thousands of Israel they numbered a thousand from a tribe; twelve thousand. They were armed for close engagement.
6 And Moses sent these; a thousand from every tribe; and with the army composed of them, Phineas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, with the holy instruments; the trumpets for sounding a charge, in their hands.
7 And they drew up in array against Madian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and slew every male;
8 and in the slaughter they slew the kings of Madian, Evin, and Rokon, and Sur, and Ur, and Robok, the five kings of Madian. They slew also Balaam, son of Beor, with the sword among their slain.
9 And having taken for a prey the women of the Madianites, and their furniture, and their cattle, and all their goods, and spoiled their army,
10 and burned all their cities in which they dwelt, and all their sheepcots, with fire,
11 and taken all the prey thereof, and all the spoils thereof, both of man and beast,
12 they brought to Moses, and Eleazar, and to all the Israelites, the captives, and the spoils, and the prey, to the camp at Araboth-Moab, on the Jordan, over against Jericho.