1. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2. “Seek vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.”
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 theywere assigned from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand equipped for battle.
6. Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the battle, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the battle with them, and the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets of the blast were in his hand.