Numbers 31:3–5
3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may 1go against Midian to execute athe Lord’s vengeance on Midian.
4 “A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”
5 So there were 1furnished from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 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. 4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.” 5 So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel.
Numbers 31:3–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 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. 4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” 5 So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 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. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the Lord’s war of revenge against Midian. 4 From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.” 5 So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle.
Numbers 31:3–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 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. 4 A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”
5 So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 So Moses said to the people, “Get some men ready for war. The Lord will use them to pay back the Midianites. 4 Send to war a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.” 5 So twelve thousand men got ready for war, a thousand men from each tribe.
Numbers 31:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 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. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 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. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Moses said to the people, “Some of your men must get ready to go to war against the Midianites. The Lord will use them to get even with Midian. 4 Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
5 So 1,000 men from each tribe were supplied from the divisions of Israel—12,000 men ready for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 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. 4 Send 1,000 men to war from each Israelite tribe.” 5 So 1,000 were recruited from each Israelite tribe out of the thousands in Israel—12,000 equipped for war.
Numbers 31:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your number for the war, so that they may go against Midian, to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian. 4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” 5 So out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe were conscripted, twelve thousand armed for battle.
Numbers 31:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm yourself from among your men for the battle, so that they will go against Midian to mete out the vengeance of Yahweh on Midian. 4 A thousand from each tribe of every tribe of Israel you will send to battle.” 5 So they were assigned from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand equipped for battle.
Numbers 31:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 So Moses said to the people, “Prepare some of your men for battle. They must go to war against Midian. They will carry out the Lord’s plan to punish Midian. 4 Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel into battle.” 5 So Moses prepared 12,000 men for battle. There were 1,000 from each tribe. They came from the families of Israel.