NET Bible
"So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian."
— Numbers 31:3, NET Bible
“And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.”
“And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian. ”
“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.”
“And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites.”
“So Moses said to the people, Let men from among you be armed for war to put into effect against Midian the Lord's punishment on them.”
“And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.”
The Midianite War The LORD spoke to Moses:
“Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.”
So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.
You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”
So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.
Campaign Against the Midianites So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.