Numbers 31:1
And the Lord spak to Moyses, and seide,
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
In Context
2Venge thou firste the sones of Israel of Madianytis, and so thou schalt be gaderid to thi puple.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:1
This chapter belongs to "the book of the wars of the Lord," in which it is probable it was inserted. It is the history of a holy war, a war with Midian. Here is, I. A divine command for the war, ver. 1, 2 . II. The undertaking of the war, ver. 3-6 . III. The glorious success of it, ver. 7-12 . IV. Their triumphant return from the war. 1. The respect Moses paid to the soldiers, ver. 13 . 2. The rebuke he gave them for sparing the women, ver. 14-18 . 3. The directions he gave them for the purifying of themselves and… Read the whole commentary →