Parallel Verses
World English Bible
"Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Holman Bible
“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your 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Exact thou the avenging of the sons of Israel, from the Midianites, - and, afterwards, shalt thou be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk.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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites -- afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'
Themes
Midianites » With the moabites » Punished for seducing israel
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 31:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
War Against The Midianites
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people." 3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh's vengeance on Midian.
Cross References
Numbers 27:13
When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
Genesis 15:15
but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried in a good old age.
Genesis 25:1-4
Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:8
Abraham gave up the spirit, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:17
These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Numbers 20:24
"Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
Numbers 20:26
and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [to his people], and shall die there."
Numbers 25:6
Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Numbers 25:14-18
Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.
Numbers 31:3
Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh's vengeance on Midian.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. The things that are to come on them shall make haste."
Judges 2:10
Also all that generation were gathered to their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, who didn't know Yahweh, nor yet the work which he had worked for Israel.
Judges 16:24
When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, "Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand."
Judges 16:28-30
Samson called to Yahweh, and said, "Lord Yahweh, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."
Psalm 94:1-3
Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
Isaiah 1:24
Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: "Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies;
Nahum 1:2
Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
Luke 21:22
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Acts 13:36
For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
Romans 12:19
Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."
Romans 13:4
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
Hebrews 10:30
For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."
Revelation 6:10
They cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
Revelation 18:20
"Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."
Revelation 19:2
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."