The biblical apocrypha (from the Ancient Greek: , romanized: apkruphos, lit. 21 Likewise, Eleazar the priest spoke in this manner to the men of the army who had fought: This is the precept of the law, which the Lord has commanded Moses: 22 Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin. 29 You will take this from the half share coming to them and give it to the priest Eleazar as the portion set aside for Yahweh. 15 said: Why have you spared the females? 48Then those who were officers over the contingents of the army, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, came up to Moses 19Moreover, remain outside the camp for seven days; every one of you who has killed anyone or touched someone killed will purify yourselves on the third and on the seventh dayboth you and your captives. 30 Likewise, from the half of the portion belonging to the sons of Israel, you shall receive the fiftieth head of humans, and of oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and of all living things, and you shall give these to the Levites who stand watch over the care of the tabernacle of the Lord.. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 31 the man shall be free from iniquity, but Expiation, with which even the vessels which had been through the fire, were to be purified, or washed, as the Hebrew, Septuagint, &c., observe. It was on this account, that the killing of all the first-born in Egypt, was felt so terribly, as the people could not lawfully approach their gods. Whatever cannot resist fire you must pass through water. --- Bracelets, (dextralia) for the right hand, Ecclesiasticus xxi. Scriptures are from The Douay Rheims Catholic Bible 1582-1610 a.d. 45thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, (Haydock), Garters. 19Camp outside the camp seven days; whoever of you has killed any person or touched a corpse, purify yourselves and your captives on the third and on the seventh day. (Calmet) --- There were 840,000 head of living creatures, including the 32,000 virgins, which were distributed. 53(The troops had all taken plunder for themselves.) 31Then Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord had commanded Moses: 32The booty remaining from the spoil that the troops had taken totaled six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep, 33seventy-two thousand oxen, 34sixty-one thousand donkeys, 35and thirty-two thousand persons in all, women who had not known a man by sleeping with him. Numbers 30. Daily Readings with Questions for Reflection, RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. 50 For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord.. A little background on Numbers 5:11-31 is in order, because this is a rather unusual passage. 11Then they took all the plunder, with the people and animals they had captured, and brought the captives, together with the spoils and plunder, Show the volunteers who bring you reliable, Catholic information that their work matters. Afterwards you will be gathered to your people.'. 26 Take the sum of those things which were captured, from man even to beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the common people. 47 Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites who stand watch at the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had instructed. 24 'Wash your clothes on the seventh day and you will then be clean. Proverbs 23:27 For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 2 Israel then made this vow to Yahweh, 'If you deliver this people into my power, I shall curse their towns with destruction.' 39 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, of which Yahweh's portion was sixty-one. The tribe of Levi was not obliged to go to battle, and therefore only twelve tribes send each 1000. The sin committed in the worship of Beelphegor. 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. Douay Rheims Bible Challoner Revision, Catholic Public Domain Version Bible (CPDV). Had he himself rightly believed what he had said of the happy state of Israel, he would not have thus herded with the enemies of Israel. 43 The total of these for the tribe of Naphtali was fifty-three thousand four hundred. Numbers 31. 40 From the sixteen thousand human souls, there fell to the portion of the Lord thirty-two souls. 48 The officers of the thousands who had fought the campaign, the commanders of the thousands and commanders of the hundreds, came to Moses. 25The LORD said to Moses: 8) had joined Sehon, in his attack upon the Hebrews, Josue xiii. 3 Moses said to the people, 'Some of you are to take up arms for Yahweh's campaign against Midian, to carry out the vengeance of Yahweh on Midian. 14 And Moses, being angry with the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions, who had arrived from the battle. 48 And when the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions had approached Moses, they said: 49 We, your servants, have taken a census of the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and indeed not one was lacking. 32 Now the prey which the army had seized was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep. 29 And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, because these are the first-fruits of the Lord. The Lord will use them to pay back the Midianites. 32 The spoils, the remainder of the booty captured by the soldiers, came to six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep and goats, 33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle, 36 Half was assigned to those who had taken part in the war, namely three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep and goats. 45 and from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys. 31 the lord said to moses, 2 "avenge the people of israel on the midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people." 3 and moses said to the people, "arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against midian, to execute the lord's vengeance on midian. 16,) and Homer gives the largest portion to the general; after which the rest was equally divided, and even the absent partook. 14. 13. 15Moses said to them, Have you allowed all the women to live? Used by permission. 2 'Exact the full vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites. 7 They made war on Midian, as Yahweh had ordered Moses, and put every male to death. (Calmet) --- Or Josue headed the army, as he did on other occasions, though his name be not here specified. 26 'With the priest Eleazar and the heads of families in the community, take a count of the spoils and captives, human and animal. Daily Bible Readings, Podcast Audio and Videos and Prayers brought to you by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 19 As for you, bivouac outside the camp for seven days, everyone who has killed anyone or touched a corpse. So also among the Hebrews, Syrians, &c., the general make an equal division. Genesis Exodus Leviticus Num Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 Maccabees . vi. (chaps. Here is, I. 28From the share of the warriors who went out to battle, set aside as tribute for the Lord, one item out of every five hundred, whether persons, oxen, donkeys, sheep, or goats. 9But the Israelites took captive the women of the Midianites with their children, and all their herds and flocks and wealth as loot, Wanting. 28. 18 But the young girls, and all female virgins, reserve for yourselves. 29 "this is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself, 30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man and he is jealous of his wife; then he shall set the woman before the lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. 21 The priest Eleazar said to the soldiers who had come back from the campaign, 'This is an article of the Law which Yahweh prescribed to Moses: 22 although gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin and lead. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. All Saints' Day, Halloween and All Souls' Day: What's the difference? Copyright 2022 Catholic Online. 21,) as did also the Persians; (Bellon. Amount of the Plunder. It would be illegal for the man to have done it himself. Nevertheless it shall also be purified with the water for purification; and whatever cannot withstand fire, shall be passed through the water. 3 Hence that place was called Taberah, * because there the fire of the LORD . . (Calmet), Spoil. . Discontent of the People. The Catholic Bible Online. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. 10All their towns where they had settled, and all their encampments, they burned, 11but they took all the spoil and all the booty, both people and animals. 8 And they put to death by the sword their kings: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five leaders of the nation, and also Balaam the son of Beor. Numbers 31:34 Chinese Bible Numbers 31:34 French Bible Numbers 31:34 German Bible Alphabetical: 61000 donkeys OT Law: Numbers 31:34 And sixty-one thousand donkeys (Nu Num.) Antonio Fuentes 12/1/1995. 7 And when they had fought against the Midianites and had prevailed, they killed all the men. 11 Then, taking all their booty, everything they had captured, human and animal. * [31:8] The five kings of Midian: they are called Midianite princes, Sihons vassals, in Jos 13:21. the ten commandments concern matters of fundamental importance in judaism and christianity: the greatest obligation (to worship only god), the greatest injury to a person (murder), the greatest injury to family bonds (adultery), the greatest injury to commerce and law (bearing false witness), the greatest inter-generational obligation (honour to 20You will also purify every garment, every article of leather, everything made of goats hair, and every article of wood., 21Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had taken part in the battle: This is the prescribed ritual which the LORD has commanded Moses: 15 million Ukrainian are displaced by Russia's war. 3 So Moses told the people, "Arm some men among you for the campaign, to attack Midian and to execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian. For "the heathens in cold blood," says Paine, "offered their children in sacrifice to Baalpeor." Catholic Online; Bible; Numbers Chapters . Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. 12Then they brought the captives and the booty and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the Israelites, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 9 And they seized their women and little ones, and all their cattle, and all their goods; whatever they were able to have, they despoiled. Listen to the audio version of this content. But the remainder of the articles they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, next to the Jordan, opposite Jericho. Madianites. Numbers 31:22 Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Numbers 31:24 And you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, you shall afterwards enter into the camp. 27then divide the spoils* between the warriors who went on the campaign and the whole community. Shall be. Literally, "all that they could, they plundered." THE MIDIANITES SPOILED AND BALAAM SLAIN. Trumpets. 49and said to him, Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing. Catholic Gallery offers Daily Mass Readings, Prayers, Quotes, Bible Online, Yearly plan to read bible, Saint of the day and much more. 14. 44thirty-six thousand oxen, 2. 5. 33seventy-two thousand oxen, 4 Let one thousand men be chosen from each tribe of Israel, who shall be sent to war.. 40 Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there. The Book of Numbers. 'hidden') denotes the collection of apocryphal ancient books thought to have been written some time between 200 BC and AD 400. Numbers Chapter - 31 - Catholic Public Domain Version. (Haydock), His own. Thank you. 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 on them. 1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people. 3So Moses said to the people, Arm some of your number for the war, so that they may go against Midian, to execute the Lords vengeance on Midian. 35 and thirty-two thousand human lives, of the female sex, who had not known men. 41 And Moses delivered the number of the first-fruits of the Lord to Eleazar the priest, just as had been commanded of him. The Israelites obediently armed themselves and attacked the Midianites, killing the men (verse 7). 3 And immediately Moses said: "Arm the men among you for a battle, so that they may be able to fulfill the retribution of the Lord on the Midianites. 1. (Forbes) --- Moses did not reserve the girls for the purpose of debauchery, as Paine ignorantly pretends; for that was contrary to his own laws, nor did he wantonly kill the innocent, which he also strictly forbade, and which he would have been still more afraid to do, if he had been an impostor. (Calmet), Camp. A divine command for the war, ver 1, 2. 42 from the one half portion belonging to the sons of Israel, which he had separated from the portion of those who had been in the battle. 28., xi. 4 you shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of israel to the Treatment of the Captives. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS The Book of Numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the Hebrew people, . (Read Numbers 31:7-12) The Israelites slew the Kings of Midian. CHAPTER 31. 23 and all that may be able to pass through fire, shall be purified by fire. 40The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lords tribute was thirty-two persons. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCBs) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. All Souls Day - Joining Them on the Journey. 27 And you shall divide the prey equally, among those who went out to war and fought, and among the remainder of the multitude. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 12 they brought the captives, spoil and booty to Moses, the priest Eleazar and the whole community of Israelites at the camp on the Plains of Moab, near the Jordan by Jericho. 13When Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the leaders of the community, went outside the camp to meet them, 40 and sixteen thousand persons, of which Yahweh's portion was thirty-two. (Haydock). 24On the seventh day you will wash your garments, and then you will again be clean. The command to destroy the Midianites and its fulfillment. ad Marcel.) Finally, Numbers 5:31 is careful to explain that the man is free from guilt with regard to what happens to the guilty woman. Equally. The undertaking of the war, ver 3-6. Saint of the Day for Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2022. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. 16 They were the very ones who, on Balaam's advice, caused the Israelites to be unfaithful to Yahweh in the affair at Peor: hence the plague which struck Yahweh's community. Women and children, ordinarily speaking, were not to be killed in war, Deuteronomy xx. For "the heathens in cold blood," says Paine, "offered their children in sacrifice to Baalpeor." 30But from the Israelites half you shall take one out of every fifty, whether persons, oxen, donkeys, sheep, or goatsall the animalsand give them to the Levites who have charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.. In fact, all of the New Testament books of the Catholic Bible were selected because the Church's bishops agreed that those books alone were divinely inspired, accurate teachers of the true faith received from Jesus and the Apostles. If you donate just $5.00, or whatever you can, Catholic Online could keep thriving for years. * 35 and in persons, women who had never slept with a man, thirty-two thousand in all. The Madianites went to battle in their richest attire, (Judges vi. (Salien), Recem; by which name Petra, the capital of Arabia Petrea, is known. Read full chapter. The passages about putting certain inhabitants to death are among the most difficult. It is the history of a holy war, a war with Midian. 16These are the very ones who on Balaams advice were behind the Israelites unfaithfulness to the LORD in the affair at Peor,a so that plague struck the LORDs community. 38thirty-six thousand oxen, of which seventy-two fell as tax to the LORD; 17Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him. 98% of our readers don't give; they simply look the other way. It is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English. 49 and said, 'Your servants have numbered the soldiers under their command: none of our men is missing. 12 And they led these to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the sons of Israel. 43 Yet truly, from the one half portion which fell to the remainder of the multitude, that is, from the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. --- The princes made a voluntary offering of their gold, but the common soldiers retained what each man had gotten. 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 on them. 6 And Moses sent them with Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest; also, he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound. 4 Send to war a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel." 5 So twelve thousand men got ready for war, a thousand . 7They did battle against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male. 4 you shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of israel to the war." 47From the Israelites half, Moses took one captive from every fifty, from human being and beast alike, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duties of the LORDs tabernacle, exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses. 31 You will not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer condemned to death; he must die. Numbers 31:33 Seventy-two thousand oxen, Numbers 31:35 . 36 And one half of the portion was given to those who had been in the battle: three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep. He could then bring her before a religious tribunal, and she would drink a concoction that would either prove or disprove the charge of adultery. It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. 2,) and the Turks do so still, (Calmet) being descended from Ismael, the half brother of Madian, who both settled in Arabia. 15 He said, 'Why have you spared the life of all the women? They had even the wicked Balaam still among them, who was bent upon destruction; so that God saw the measure of their crimes was full, their provocations unsufferable, and he was pleased to let Moses be witness of their just punishment. It takes its name in the Hebrew Bible from . But the great lord of life and death was pleased to order it otherwise in the present case, in detestation of the wickedness of this people, who by the counsel of Balaam, had sent their women amongst the Israelites on purpose to draw them from God. 54 And having been accepted, they took it into the tabernacle of the testimony, as a memorial of the sons of Israel before the Lord. 28 And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:. For any queries contact us through the e-mail address given below. 4 send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of israel." 5 so twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of israel. Thus he was overtaken by Gods just judgment, and he fell into the pit which his avarice had dug for him, chap. (Haydock) --- Sur, the wretched parent of Cozbi, chap. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 9. They gave the first-fruits to the priests, while those in the camp presented theirs to the Levites. 53 Each of the soldiers took his own booty. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. Some think he was a native of Madian, though he had resided in Mesopotamia. Version In the Public Domain. Montana Ranch and Cattle is giving away FREE meat! 54So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord. xxiv. Most people donate because Catholic Online is useful. 14 Moses was enraged with the officers of the army, the commanders of the thousands and commanders of the hundreds, who had come back from this military expedition. 38 Nebo and Baal-Meon (the names of which were altered), and Sibmah, giving new names to the towns which they rebuilt. 3 And immediately Moses said: Arm the men among you for a battle, so that they may be able to fulfill the retribution of the Lord on the Midianites. 37 From these, for the portion of the Lord, there were accounted: six hundred seventy-five sheep; 38 and from the thirty-six thousand oxen, seventy-two oxen; 39 from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, sixty-one donkeys. 10 Both their cities and their villages, as well as their fortresses, they burned. Hebrew tsamid, an ornament of the hand, Genesis xxiv. 26. (Haydock), The sin of Phogor. Gifts of the Officers. 8 What is more, they killed the kings of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba, the five Midianite kings; they also put Balaam son of Beor to the sword. It is just that they should die. 54 But Moses and the priest Eleazar, having accepted the gold from the commanders of the thousands and commanders of the hundreds, brought it into the Tent of Meeting, to be a reminder of the Israelites before Yahweh. This book of Numbers is a narrative running from the second years after the Israelites leave Egypt up to almost the end of Moses ' life-a total of about thirty-nine years' wandering in the wilderness. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. 41Moses gave the taxes contributed to the LORD to Eleazar the priest, exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses. 4 You will put a thousand men in the field from each of the tribes of Israel.'. 15. 52 This portion of gold given to Yahweh by the commanders of the thousands and commanders of the hundreds amounted to sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. Hebrew hagil, means an ear-ring, Ezechiel xvi. 21. These cookies do not store any personal information. Fruits. 23 everything that can withstand fire can be cleaned by being passed through fire, it must still be purified with water for purification. After that, you will be gathered to your people.". 12. 17 Therefore, put to death all of them: whatever is of the male sex, even among the little ones, and cut the throats of those women who have known men by sexual relations. 50 So, as an offering for Yahweh, we have brought what each of us has found in the way of gold ornaments, armlets and bracelets, rings, earrings and breastplates, to make expiation for ourselves before Yahweh.'.
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