Numbers 31:2-4

Modern English Version

² “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you will be gathered to your people.”

³ Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian. ⁴ A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you will send to the war.”