Numbers 31:3
So Moses spake unto the people saying, Arm ye from among you men, for the war, and let them go against Midian, to render the avenging of Yahweh upon Midian.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4A thousand from each tribe,—of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send forth unto the war.
Cross References
Exodus 17:16And he said—Because of a hand against the throne of Yah, Yahweh hath war with Amalek,—from generation to generation!
Numbers 25:11Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back my wrath from against the sons of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy, in their midst, so that I made not an end of the sons of Israel. in my jealousy.
Judges 5:2For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,—Bless ye Yahweh!
2 Kings 9:7and thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy lord,—so will I avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel;
Jeremiah 46:10A day of avenging, to avenge him of his adversaries, When the sword shall devour and be filled, and be sated with their blood,—For, a sacrifice, hath My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, In the land of the North Towards the river Euphrates.
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 →