Numbers 31:7–8

7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and ethey slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, fEvi, and Rekem, and gZur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: hBalaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

7 They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man. 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

7 They warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male. 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

7 They attacked Midian as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men. 8 All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

7 And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males. 8 They 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.

Numbers 31:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

7 They fought the Midianites as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed every Midianite man. 8 Among those they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

7 And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male. 8 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 31:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

7 And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and slew all the males. 8 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 31:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

7 They went to war against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man. 8 Among those killed were the five kings of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed Balaam, son of Beor, in battle.

Numbers 31:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

7 They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male. 8 Along with the others slain by them, they killed the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

7 They did battle against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male. 8 They killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian, in addition to others who were slain by them; and they also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7 And they fought against Midian just as Yahweh commanded Moses, and they killed every male. 8 They killed the kings of Midian in addition to the ones they had slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam son of Beor by the sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

7 They fought against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. They killed every man. 8 Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were among the men they killed. Those men were the five kings of Midian. The people of Israel also killed Balaam, the son of Beor, with a sword.

Numbers 31:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

7 So they made war against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

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

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e	So Deut. 20:13. Judg. 21:11. 1 Sam. 27:9. 1 Kin. 11:15, 16.
f	Jos 13:21
g	ch. 25:15.
h	Jos 13:22