Numbers 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”

Numbers 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 31:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.”

Numbers 31:8 — World English Bible

Numbers 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”

Numbers 31:8 — American Standard Version

Numbers 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the kings of Midian they have slain, besides their pierced ones, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor, they have slain with the sword.”

Numbers 31:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”

Numbers 31:8 — Darby Translation

Numbers 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They slue also the Kings of Midian among them that were slaine: Eui and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur and Reba fiue kings of Midian, and they slue Balaam the sonne of Beor with the sworde:”

Numbers 31:8 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 31:8 in Context — Numbers 31

6 Y Moisés los envió á la guerra: mil de cada tribu envió: y Phinees, hijo de Eleazar sacerdote, [fué] á la guerra con los santos instrumentos, con las trompetas en su mano para tocar.

7 Y pelearon contra Madián, como Jehová lo mandó á Moisés, y mataron á todo varón.

8 Mataron también, entre los muertos de ellos, á los reyes de Madián: Evi, y Recem, y Zur, y Hur, y Reba, cinco reyes de Madián: á Balaam también, hijo de Beor, mataron á cuchillo.

9 Y llevaron cautivas los hijos de Israel las mujeres de los Madianitas, y sus chiquitos y todas sus bestias, y todos sus ganados; y arrebataron toda su hacienda.

10 Y abrasaron con fuego todas sus ciudades, aldeas y castillos.

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What Does Numbers 31:8 Mean?

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