Numbers 31:6

and Moses sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe, to the host, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the host; and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the shouting, in his hand.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;

7And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;

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Cross References

Numbers 10:8and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been to you for a statute age-during to your generations.

Numbers 14:44And they presume to go up unto the top of the mountain, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and Moses have not departed out of the midst of the camp.

Numbers 33:20and they journey from Rimmon-Parez, and encamp in Libnah.

Joshua 6:4and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests blow with the trumpets,

1 Samuel 4:4And the people sendeth to Shiloh, and they take up thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs, and there [are] two sons of Eli, with the ark of the covenant of God, Hophni and Phinehas.

1 Samuel 14:18And Saul saith to Ahiah, 'Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

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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