Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

New American Standard Bible

Take full vengeance for the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.”

King James Version

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

International Standard Version

"Be sure to exact vengeance on behalf of the Israelis from the Midianites, after which you'll be taken home to your people."

A Conservative Version

Avenge the sons of Israel of the Midianites. Afterward thou shall be gathered to thy people.

American Standard Version

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

Amplified

“Take vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people [in death].”

Bible in Basic English

Give the Midianites punishment for the wrong they did to the children of Israel: and after that you will go to rest with your people.

Darby Translation

Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.

Julia Smith Translation

Avenge the avenging of the sons of Israel of the Midianites: afterwards thou shalt be gathered to thy people.

King James 2000

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shall you be gathered unto your people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Seek vengeance for the {Israelites} on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people."

Modern King James verseion

Avenge the sons of Israel from the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites, and afterward be gathered unto thy people."

NET Bible

"Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites -- after that you will be gathered to your people."

New Heart English Bible

"Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."

The Emphasized Bible

Exact thou the avenging of the sons of Israel, from the Midianites, - and, afterwards, shalt thou be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk.

Webster

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered to thy people.

World English Bible

"Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."

Youngs Literal Translation

Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites -- afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נקם 
Naqam 
Usage: 35

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

of the Midianites
מדיני 
Midyaniy 
Usage: 7

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

shalt thou be gathered
אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

References

Context Readings

War Against The Midianites

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, 2 “Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.” 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.


Cross References

Numbers 27:13

After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

Genesis 15:15

But you will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

Genesis 25:1-4

Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah,

Genesis 25:8

He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people.

Genesis 25:17

This is the length of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.

Exodus 2:16

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Numbers 20:24

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land I have given the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

Numbers 20:26

Remove Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and die there.”

Numbers 25:6

An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Numbers 25:14-18

The name of the slain Israelite man, who was struck dead with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite ancestral house.

Numbers 31:3

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.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.
In time their foot will slip,
for their day of disaster is near,
and their doom is coming quickly.”

Judges 2:10

That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works He had done for Israel.

Judges 16:24

When the people saw him, they praised their god and said:

Our god has handed over to us
our enemy who destroyed our land
and who multiplied our dead.

Judges 16:28-30

He called out to the Lord: “Lord God, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more. With one act of vengeance, let me pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

Psalm 94:1-3

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.

Luke 21:22

because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written.

Acts 13:36

For David, after serving his own generation in God’s plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed.

Romans 12:19

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

Romans 13:4

For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

Hebrews 10:30

For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge His people.

Revelation 6:10

They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
because God has executed your judgment on her!

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous,
because He has judged the notorious prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;
and He has avenged the blood of His slaves
that was on her hands.

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