Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying.

“Take revenge for [retaliate for the evil done to] Bnei Yisroel against the Midianites, afterward, you shall be gathered to your people (die).”

Moshe spoke to the people, saying: “Arm men from among yourselves for the army and they will be against Midian, to bring revenge [for the nation] of Adonoy against Midian.

One thousand from each tribe, one thousand from each tribe, for all of the tribes of Yisroel, you shall send into the army.”

They were handed over [chosen] from among the thousands of Yisroel, one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed men for the army.

Moshe sent, one thousand from each tribe to the army, them, and Pinchas, son of Elozor the kohein to the army, with the sacred vessels and the trumpets [of wailing] in his hand.

They mounted a campaign against Midian, as Adonoy had commanded Moshe, and they killed every male.

They killed the Midianite kings upon those they had slain: Evi, Rekem, Tzur, Chur and Reva—[the] five kings of Midian. And Bil’am son of Beor they killed with the sword.

Bnei Yisroel took captive the Midianite women and their children. All their livestock, flocks and wealth they took as booty.

All their residential cities and palaces [houses of worship] they set on fire.

They took [captured] all the booty, all that had been seized, of man and livestock,

And they brought to Moshe and to Elozor the kohein and to the entire community of Bnei Yisroel, the captives, and all that had been seized, and the booty, to the camp, at the plains of Moav, which was by the Yardein near Yereicho.

They went out—Moshe, Elozor the kohein and the princes of the community—to greet them outside the camp.

Moshe was angry with the commanders of the army, at the officers of the thousands and at the officers of the hundreds who had returned from the army service of the war.

Moshe said to them: “Did you let every female live?

They were the very same ones who, on Bila’m’s advice were involved with Bnei Yisroel to cause them to commit a betrayal [deception] against [before] Adonoy regarding the matter of Pe’or, so that the plague broke out within the community of Adonoy.

Now execute every male among the children, and every woman with intimate knowledge of a man, you shall execute.

All the children among the females without intimate knowledge of a man, keep alive for yourselves.

You shall remain outside the camp for seven days. Whoever has killed a person or touched a corpse, purify yourselves, [sprinkle on him] on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

Every garment, every leather article, everything made of goat products and every wooden article shall undergo such purification [sprinkle on it].”

Elozor the kohein said to the soldiers who came to the war: “This is the statute of the Torah which Adonoy commanded Moshe.

Only the gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and lead,

Anything placed [of these materials] on a fire, you must pass through fire, and it will be purified; however, it must be purified [sprinkled upon] with sprinkling water. But anything [of these materials] that was not placed on a fire you may pass through water.

You shall immerse your garments on the seventh day and become purified; afterward you may come into the camp.”

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

“Take count of the booty seized, of what was captured of the men and animals—you, together with Elozor the kohein, and the leaders of the community.

Divide in half the spoils seized among those who took the war in hand [waged war], who went into the army, and the entire community.

Levy [separate] a tribute to Adonoy from the people of the army who went out to war, one living being out of five hundred from the people, cattle, donkeys and sheep.

Take this from their half and give it to Elozor the kohein as a gift to [before] Adonoy.

And from the half of the Bnei Yisroel, take one part out of fifty, of the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and of all the other animals, and give it to the Levites who are entrusted with the Mishkon of Adonoy.”

Moshe and Elozor the kohein did as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

The spoil was—in addition to the booty that was taken by the [those who served in the] army: 675,000

72,000 cattle,

61,000 donkeys,

And the number of women who did not have intimate relations with a man all the souls amounted to 32,000.

The half-portion of those who went in the army, the amount of sheep [was] 337,500

The tribute to [before] Adonoy from the sheep, amounted to 675.

From the 36,000 cattle the tribute to [before] Adonoy amounted to 72.

From the 30,500 donkeys the tribute to [before] Adonoy amounted to 61.

From the 16,000 people the tribute to [before] Adonoy amounted to 32 people.

Moshe gave the tribute as a gift to [before] Adonoy, to Elozor the kohein, as Adonoy had commanded Moshe.

From the half [designated] for Bnei Yisroel that Moshe divided from the men of the [who served in the] army:

The community’s half consisted of 337,500 sheep,

36,000 cattle,

30,500 donkeys,

and 16,000 people.

Moshe took from Bnei Yisroel’s half, one part out of the fifty, from the people and from the animals, and gave them to the Levites who are entrusted with the Mishkon of Adonoy; as Adonoy had commanded Moshe.

The army officers approached Moshe—the officers who were over divisions of the thousands and the officers of the thousands, and the officers of the hundreds.

And they said to Moshe: “Your servants have taken a census of the soldiers who went out to war [who are with us] and not one of us is missing.

We have therefore brought an offering for Adonoy. Any man who found a gold article—an anklet, or a bracelet, a ring, earring or clasp [has dedicated it for Adonoy] to atone for ourselves before Adonoy.”

Moshe and Elozor the kohein took the gold from them, every fashioned article.

All the gold of the offering that they set apart for Adonoy was 16,750 shekolim, from the officers who were over divisions of the thousands and from the officers who were over divisions of the hundreds.

The men of war, took booty for themselves.

Moshe and Elozor the kohein took the gold from the officers who were over divisions of the thousands and the hundreds, and they brought it to the Tent of Meeting as a remembrance for Bnei Yisroel before Adonoy.