And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people. 3And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites. 4Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war. 5And they gave a thousand of every tribe, that is to say, twelve thousand men well appointed for battle. 6And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound. 7And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men. 8And their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, five princes of the nation: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword. 9And they took their women, and their children captives, and all their cattle, and all their goods: and all their possessions they plundered: 10And all their cities, and their villages, and castles, they burned. 11And they carried away the booty, and all that they had taken both of men and of beasts. 12And they brought them to Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the children of Israel. But the rest of the things for use they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, beside the Jordan over against Jericho. 13And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the synagogue went forth to meet them without the camp. 14And Moses being angry with the chief officers of the army, the tribunes, and the centurions that were come from the battle, 15Said: Why have you saved the women? 16Are not these they, that deceived the children of Israel by the counsel of Balaam, and made you transgress against the Lord by the sin of Phogor, for which also the people was punished? 17Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men. 18But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves: 19And stay without the camp seven days. He that hath killed a man, or touched one that is killed, shall be purified the third day and the seventh day. 20And of all the spoil, every garment, or vessel, or any thing made for use, of the skins, or hair of goats, or of wood, shall be purified. 21Eleazar also the priest spoke to the men of the army, that had fought, in this manner: This is the ordinance of the law, which the Lord hath commanded Moses: 22Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, 23And all that may pass through the fire, shall be purified by fire, but whatsoever cannot abide the fire, shall be sanctified with the water of expiation: 24And you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, you shall afterwards enter into the camp.