¹And the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying: ²“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” ³So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lᴏʀᴅ on Midian. ⁴A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” ⁵So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. ⁶Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand. ⁷And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded Moses, and they killed all the males. ⁸They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword. ⁹And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. ¹⁰They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. ¹¹And they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast. ¹²Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. ¹³And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. ¹⁴But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle. ¹⁵And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive? ¹⁶Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lᴏʀᴅ in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lᴏʀᴅ. ¹⁷Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. ¹⁸But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. ¹⁹And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. ²⁰Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.” ²¹Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded Moses: ²²Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, ²³everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. ²⁴And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.” ²⁵Now the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying: ²⁶“Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; ²⁷and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. ²⁸And levy a tribute for the Lᴏʀᴅ on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; ²⁹take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lᴏʀᴅ. ³⁰And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lᴏʀᴅ.” ³¹So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded Moses. ³²The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, ³³seventy-two thousand cattle, ³⁴sixty-one thousand donkeys, ³⁵and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. ³⁶And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; ³⁷and the Lᴏʀᴅ’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. ³⁸The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lᴏʀᴅ’s tribute was seventy-two. ³⁹The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lᴏʀᴅ’s tribute was sixty-one. ⁴⁰The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lᴏʀᴅ’s tribute was thirty-two persons. ⁴¹So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lᴏʀᴅ’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded Moses. ⁴²And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought— ⁴³now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, ⁴⁴thirty-six thousand cattle, ⁴⁵thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, ⁴⁶and sixteen thousand persons— ⁴⁷and from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lᴏʀᴅ, as the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded Moses. ⁴⁸Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; ⁴⁹and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. ⁵⁰Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lᴏʀᴅ, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lᴏʀᴅ.” ⁵¹So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. ⁵²And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lᴏʀᴅ, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. ⁵³(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) ⁵⁴And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lᴏʀᴅ.

¹To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘Do Not Destroy.’ A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near. ²“When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly. ³The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah ⁴‘I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn. ⁵Do not lift up your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ” ⁶For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south. ⁷But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. ⁸For in the hand of the Lᴏʀᴅ there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down. ⁹But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. ¹⁰‘All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”

¹To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. ²In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion. ³There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle. Selah ⁴You are more glorious and excellent Than the mountains of prey. ⁵The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands. ⁶At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep. ⁷You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry? ⁸You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still, ⁹When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah ¹⁰Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. ¹¹Make vows to the Lᴏʀᴅ your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared. ¹²He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

¹The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. ²Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. ³And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. ⁴Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, “I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, Nor bring up virgins. ⁵When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. ⁶Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! ⁷Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? ⁸Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? ⁹The Lᴏʀᴅ of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. ¹⁰Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. ¹¹He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The Lᴏʀᴅ has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. ¹²And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.” ¹³Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin. ¹⁴Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For your strength is laid waste ¹⁵Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: ¹⁶“Take a harp, go about the city, You forgotten harlot; Make sweet melody, sing many songs, That you may be remembered.” ¹⁷And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the Lᴏʀᴅ will visit Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. ¹⁸Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the Lᴏʀᴅ; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lᴏʀᴅ, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing.

¹That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life— ²the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— ³that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. ⁴And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. ⁵This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. ⁶If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. ⁷But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. ⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.