Numbers 31:5
King James Version (KJV)
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
In context
3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
Numbers 31:5 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—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.