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 Moïse envoya à l’armée ces mille hommes par tribu, et avec eux le fils du sacrificateur Éléazar, Phinées, qui portait les instruments sacrés et les trompettes retentissantes.

7 Ils s’avancèrent contre Madian, selon l’ordre que l’Éternel avait donné à Moïse; et ils tuèrent tous les mâles.

8 Ils tuèrent les rois de Madian avec tous les autres, Évi, Rékem, Tsur, Hur et Réba, cinq rois de Madian; ils tuèrent aussi par l’épée Balaam, fils de Beor.

9 Les enfants d’Israël firent prisonnières les femmes des Madianites avec leurs petits enfants, et ils pillèrent tout leur bétail, tous leurs troupeaux et toutes leurs richesses.

10 Ils incendièrent toutes les villes qu’ils habitaient et tous leurs enclos.

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What Does Numbers 31:8 Mean?

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