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Numbers 31:3

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.

KJV

Statimque Moyses : Armate, inquit, ex vobis viros ad pugnam, qui possint ultionem Domini expetere de Madianitis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐλάλησεν Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγων Ἐξοπλίσατε ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνδρας, παρατάξασθαι ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐπὶ Μαδιάν, ἀποδοῦναι ἐκδίκησιν παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου τῇ Μαδιάν·

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל הָ/עָ֣ם לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הֵחָלְצ֧וּ מֵ/אִתְּ/כֶ֛ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לַ/צָּבָ֑א וְ/יִהְיוּ֙ עַל מִדְיָ֔ן לָ/תֵ֥ת נִקְמַת יְהוָ֖ה בְּ/מִדְיָֽן

Hebrew

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People MidianMoses

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
י
y
noun · 27×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִדְיָ֖ן
mdyn
proper_noun · 59×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
נִי
ny
verb · 44×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 17:9 — And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
  • Lev 26:25 — And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered i