1. And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,
2. Avenge the Bnei Yisroel of the Midyanim; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3. And Moshe spoke unto HaAm, saying, Arm some of your anashim unto war, let them go against Midyan, and avenge Hashem of Midyan.
4. Of every matteh a thousand, throughout kol mattot Yisroel, shall ye send to war.
5. So there were supplied out of the thousands of Yisroel, an elef (a thousand) of every matteh, sheneym asar elef armed for war.
6. And Moshe sent them to war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Pinchas Ben Eleazar HaKohen, to the war, with the kelei hakodesh, and the tzotzerot hateru'ah in his yad.