1. The Lord said to Moses:
2. Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites, and then you will be gathered to your people.
3. So Moses told the people, “Arm some men among you for the campaign, to attack Midian and to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.
4. From each of the tribes of Israel you will send a thousand men to the campaign.”
5. From the contingents of Israel, therefore, a thousand men of each tribe were levied, so that there were twelve thousand men armed for war.