Numbers 31

Gen Z: Numbers 31

1And the Lord was like to Moses, "Yo, listen up,"

2Get back at the Midianites for the kids of Israel, then you can chill with your people.

3Moses told the squad, "Suit up for war, we’re going after the Midianites to get that revenge for the Lord."

4From each tribe, send a thousand peeps to the battlefield, fam.

5So they rolled out a thousand from each tribe, that’s twelve thousand ready to pop off.

6Moses sent them to the fight, a thousand from each tribe, plus Phinehas, the priest, with the holy gear and trumpets on deck.

7They went to war against the Midianites, just like the Lord told Moses; and they took out all the guys.

8They also took down the kings of Midian, like Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—five kings total; and they got Balaam, too, with the sword.

9The kids of Israel snagged all the Midianite women and little ones, plus they took all their cattle, flocks, and goods.

10They torched all their cities and fancy castles, straight-up with fire.

11They snagged all the loot, both peeps and animals, no cap.

12They brought the captives and the spoils to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the squad chillin' at the camp in Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

13Moses, Eleazar, and all the crew rolled out to meet them outside the camp.

14Moses was straight-up mad at the officers and captains who came back from the battle, like, "What’s good?"

15Moses asked them, "Did you save all the women, fr?"

16Yo, these peeps led the kids of Israel to mess up big time against the Lord thanks to Balaam's advice, and a plague hit the congregation.

17So, like, kill every male kid and every woman who’s been with a man, periodt.

18But keep all the girl kids who haven’t been with a dude alive for yourselves, bet.

19And you gotta chill outside the camp for seven days: whoever killed someone or touched a body, purify yourselves and your captives on day three and day seven, no cap.

20And clean all your clothes, everything made of animal skins, all the goat hair stuff, and all the wooden things, for real.

21Eleazar the priest told the warriors heading to battle, "This is the law that the Lord gave Moses; no cap."

22Just the gold, silver, brass, iron, tin, and lead, you feel?

23Anything that can handle the fire, run it through the flames to get it clean; but for the stuff that can't, hit it with the water of separation.

24Wash your drip on the seventh day, and you'll be fresh, then roll back into the camp.

25The Lord hit up Moses, saying,

26"Count the loot you snagged, both peeps and animals, you, Eleazar the priest, and the main leaders of the crew."

27Split the spoils into two sides; one for those who fought and one for the whole squad.

28Give a tribute to the Lord from the warriors who battled: one soul outta five hundred for the people, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep.

29Take it from their half and hand it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering for the Lord.

30From the Israelites' half, grab one portion outta fifty from the people, the cattle, the donkeys, and all kinds of beasts, and give that to the Levites who handle the tabernacle of the Lord.

31Moses and Eleazar the priest were like, "Aight, we gonna do what God said, no cap."

32The loot from the war squad was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, straight up bussin'.

33And there were seventy-two thousand cows, just vibing.

34Plus sixty-one thousand donkeys, no cap.

35And thirty-two thousand peeps in total, all women who hadn't been with a dude, periodt.

36The half that went to war had three hundred thousand and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep, that’s lit.

37God's cut of the sheep was six hundred and fifteen, just saying.

38The cows were thirty-six thousand; and God's cut was seventy-two.

39The donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred; and God's cut was sixty-one.

40And there were sixteen thousand people; and God's cut was thirty-two peeps.

41Moses dropped the tribute to Eleazar the priest, just like God told him to. No cap.

42Moses split the Israel fam's half from the squad that threw down in battle, bet.

43They had 300,030 sheep, no joke, that’s a lot of vibes.

44Plus 36,000 beef cows, that's straight up bussin'.

45And 30,500 donkeys, pulling up with those numbers, fr.

46And 16,000 peeps, like, wow, that’s a whole crowd!

47Moses took a 1 outta 50 from Israel’s half, both peeps and animals, and gave it to the Levites, keeping it 100 as God commanded.

48The officers over thousands, the captains, rolled up to Moses, no sus.

49They told Moses, "We counted our warriors, and not a single one is missing, periodt."

50So we brought a lit offering for the Lord, all the bling we got: gold, chains, rings, and more to make things right with the Lord.

51Moses and Eleazar the priest scooped up all that gold and shiny bling, no cap.

52The total gold they vibed to the Lord was 16,750 shekels, straight from the squad leaders.

53(The warriors snagged their loot, each dude keeping his own stash, fr.)

54Moses and Eleazar took the captains' gold and brought it to the tabernacle as a memorial for the fam of Israel, periodt.

KJV: Numbers 31

1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

3And 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.

4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

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

6And 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.

7And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

12And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

13And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

21And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;

22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

23Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

25And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

28And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.

30And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.

31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

32And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

33And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34And threescore and one thousand asses,

35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

36And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

37And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

38And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.

39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and one.

40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

42And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

43(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44And thirty and six thousand beeves,

45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

46And sixteen thousand persons;)

47Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

48And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

50We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

52And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

53(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.

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