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Numbers 31:1-7 Good News Bible (GNB)

1. The Lord said to Moses,

2. “Punish the Midianites for what they did to the people of Israel. After you have done that, you will die.”

3. So Moses said to the people, “Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they did to the Lord.

4. From each tribe of Israel send a thousand men to war.”

5. So a thousand men were chosen from each tribe, a total of 12,000 men ready for battle.

6. Moses sent them to war under the command of Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took charge of the sacred objects and the trumpets for giving signals.

7. They attacked Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed all the men,