Numbers 31:4

Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel [God prevails], you shall send to the war.”

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In The King James Version

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

In Context

3Moses [Drawn out] spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian [Strife], to execute Adonai’s vengeance on Midian [Strife].

5So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel [God prevails], a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:8Five of you shall chase one hundred, and one hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:2-7

The Slaughter of the Midianites. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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