Numbers 31:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 31:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 31:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 31:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh’s vengeance on Midian.”

Numbers 31:3 — World English Bible

Numbers 31:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian.”

Numbers 31:3 — American Standard Version

Numbers 31:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, `Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;”

Numbers 31:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 31:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm from amongst you men for military service, that they go against Midian to execute Jehovah's vengeance upon Midian.”

Numbers 31:3 — Darby Translation

Numbers 31:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Moses spake to the people, saying, Harnesse some of you vnto warre, and let them goe against Midian, to execute the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.”

Numbers 31:3 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 31:3 in Context — Numbers 31

1 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

2 Venge les enfants d’Israël sur les Madianites; tu seras ensuite recueilli auprès de ton peuple.

3 Moïse parla au peuple, et dit: Équipez d’entre vous des hommes pour l’armée, et qu’ils marchent contre Madian, afin d’exécuter la vengeance de l’Éternel sur Madian.

4 Vous enverrez à l’armée mille hommes par tribu, de toutes les tribus d’Israël.

5 On leva d’entre les milliers d’Israël mille hommes par tribu, soit douze mille hommes équipés pour l’armée.

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What Does Numbers 31:3 Mean?

Numbers 31:3 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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