r Towit, carnally. See on Gen: 48: x; and 19: 8. Lev. 18. 22.. $ Either to ſell them as flavesto others, or to uſe them as Servants to your ſelves, or to marry them, when you have prepared and inſtru- Qed them.
19 Anddo ye abide without the camp ſeven days s : whoſoever hath killed any perſon, and * whoſoever hath + cþ,y, touched any ſlain, purify # beth your ſelves, and your rg: u, captives on the third day, and onthe ſeventh day. £M 5 According to the Law, Levit. 15. 13. and Numb. 19. 11. 12. © Heb, t With the water of ſprinkling, Numb. 19. 9.
20 And purifie all « your raiment,and all that is} made ;;. of skins, and all work of goats hair x, and all things made of wood.
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21 And Eleazar the prieſt ſaid unto the men of war which went to the battel, This is the ordinance of the Law which the LORD commanded Moſes.
22 Only the gold, and the ſilver, the braſs, the iron, the tin, and the lead.
23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye ſhall make it go thorow the fire,and it ſhall be clean : nevertheleſs, ic ſhall bz purified * wich che water of ſeparation ; and all . ,, that abideth notthe fire,ye ſhall make go thro the water. 1g; g,i
24 And ye ſhall waſh your clothes 6n the ſeventh day, and ye ſhall be clean, and afterward ye ſhall come into the camp.
25 And the LORD ſpake unto Moſes, ſaying,
26 Take the ſum of the prey # that was taken, beth , py, of man and of beaft, rhou and Eleazar the prieſt, and of the-chief fathers of the congregation :; captivi,
27 And * divide the prey into two parts, between 'Jek* them that took the war upon them, who went out to a battel, and between all the congregation y. 6H We
y The Congregation hath ſome ſhare, becauſe the Warciors went in the name of all,and becauſe all having been injured by the Midia- nites, all wereto have ſome ſhareinthe reparations : but the War-
riors who were but 12000, have a far greater ſhare than others of their brethren, becauſe they underwent greater pains and dangers.
28 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of -the men of war which went out to battel one ſoul z of five hundred, beth of the perſons, andof the beeves, and of the aſſes, and of the ſheep.
z ( i. e. ) One perſon, as it follows here and verſe 50. 29 Take it of their half, and give ir unto Eleazar the
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| N O M 30 And of the children of Ifraels half, thou ſhalt take one portion of fifty b,of the perſons,of the beeves, of the ades,and of the|| theep,of all mannerof beaſts, and give. {,:m unto the Levites, * which keep the charge of che tzbernacle of the LORD. | þ Whereas the former part was one of 500;the reaſon of the diffe- rence is, partly, ecaule this was taken out ofthe peoples portion, whoſe hazard- being leſs than the others,their gains alſo 1a all reaton
were to be leſs; partly becauſe this was to be diſtributed into more hands theZevites being now numerous,when thePrieſts were but few
21 And Moſes and Elcazar the pricſt did as the LORD commanded Moſes. :
32 And the booty, being the reſt of the prey c which the men of war had caught, was ſix hundred thouſand, and ſeventy thouſand, and five thouſand ſheep,
c All which was now left of the prey. Ir is ſo expreſſed becauſe they rook more,but ſome of the perſons were ſince killed,ver.17.and ſome of the catrel was ſpent for the neceſlary proviſions of the army,
22 And tirceſcore and twelve thouſand becves,
:4 And threeſcore and one thouſand afles,
25 And thirty and two thoufand perſons in all, of women that had not known man, by lying with kim.
26 And thehalf, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thouſand, and ſeven and thirty thouſand, and five hundred ſheep.
27 And the LORDS rribute of the ſheep, was fix hundred and threeſcore and fifteen.
23 And the beeveswere thirty and fix thouſand, of which the LORDS tribute as threeſcore and twelve.
And theatieswerethirty thouſand and five hundred, of which the LOR DS tribute was threeſcore and one.
40 And the perſons were fixteen thouſand, of which the LORDS tribute was thirty and two perſons.
4i And Mcſes gave the tribute which was the LORDS heave-offering unto Eleazar the prieft, as the LORD commanded Moſes 4,
d Either now upon his conſulting of God in the caſe,or formerly in general rules and laws for ſuch occaſions, ſuch as Numb. 18. 8.
42 And of the children of Iſraels haif, which Moſes divided from the men that warred :
43 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation, was three hundred thouſand and thirty thouſand, end ſeven thouſand and five hundred ſheep,
44 And thirty and fix thouſand beeves :
45 And thirty thouſand aſles, and five hundred,
46 And ſixteen thouſand perſons, }
47 Even of thechildren of Iſraels half, Moſes took one portion of fifry,borh of man and of beaſt, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the taberna- cle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moſes,
48 And the officers, which were over thouſands of the hoſts, the captains of thouſands, and captains of hundreds came near unto Moſes.
49 And they ſaid unto Moſes, Thy ſervants have ta- ken the ſum of the men of war which are under our + charge, and there lacketh not one man of us :
50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath {| gotten, of jewels of gold, chains and bracelets, rings, earings,and tablets,to make an atonement for our fouis e before the LORD.
e For their error noted werſe 14, 15, 16. and withal for a memeri- al, as it is ſaid werſe 54. or by way of gratitude for ſuch a ſtupen- dious aſſiſtance and deliverance, as appears from the word therefore in the beginning of this verſe, and from werſe 49. |
51 And Mcics and Eleazar the priett took the gold of them : ever all wrought jewels.