Numbers 31:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
In context
3 So 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.
4 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
5 So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
6 And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
7 Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
Numbers 31:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
- KJV King James Version
- So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
- WEB World English Bible
- So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
- ASV American Standard Version
- So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
- WBS Webster Bible
- So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.