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War against Midian

31 Later, the Lord told Moses, “Be sure to exact vengeance on behalf of the Israelis from the Midianites, after which you’ll be taken home[a] to your people.”

So Moses instructed the people, “Muster your men of war to attack the Midianites and deliver the Lord’s vengeance against Midian.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 31:2 Lit. be gathered

Vengeance on the Midianites

31 The Lord said to Moses, “Take vengeance on the Midianites(A) for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.(B)

So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the Lord’s vengeance(C) on them.

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