Keraia
Numbers 31

Numbers 31:13

Vengeance on Midian · Numbers 31:1–24
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Translations

Modern
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
Traditional
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
Literal
And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them toward the outside of the camp.
Latin
Egressi sunt autem Moyses et Eleazar sacerdos, et omnes principes synagogæ, in occursum eorum extra castra.

Original

Hebrew
English
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.

Notes

Numbers 31:13

outside the camp: The returning troops probably observed ceremonies to make themselves ceremonially clean. This was to avoid making the Tent of Meeting and the people unclean through contact with dead bodies (31:19–24).

Numbers 31:9–13

After the battle, the Hebrews began the practice that they sometimes followed throughout the period of conquest and beyond (for example, Joshua 6; 8; 10–11). They destroyed their enemies (sometimes the total population), burned towns, and set aside spoils for their own use or as dedicated to the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

People

Eleazar: Son of Aaron, high priest after his father Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of

Topics

Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Government: Executive officers of Tribes and Cities Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Midianites Destroyed and Balaam Slain Sanitation: Quarantine War of Extermination