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Numbers 31:3-4 NIV (New International Version)

So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the LORD’s vengeance on them. Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”

Numbers 31:3-4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.”

Numbers 31:3-4 NLT (New Living Translation)

So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD’s war of revenge against Midian. From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.”

Numbers 31:3-4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

So Moses spoke to the people, “Equip some of your men for war. They will go against Midian to inflict the LORD’s vengeance  on them. Send one thousand men to war from each Israelite tribe.”

Numbers 31:3-4 KJV (King James Version)

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

Numbers 31:3-4 NKJV (New King James Version)

So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the LORD on Midian. A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”

Numbers 31:3-4 MSG (The Message)

Moses addressed the people: “Recruit men for a campaign against Midian, to exact GOD’s vengeance on Midian, a thousand from each tribe of Israel to go to war.”

Numbers 31:3-4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, so that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian. You shall send a thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel to the war.”

Numbers 31:3-4 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for war, so that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian [for seducing Israel to participate in idolatry]. [Num 25:16-18] A thousand [fighting men] from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”

Numbers 31:3-4 NET (New English Translation)

So Moses spoke to the people: “Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”