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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Numbers 31:3 Catholic Bible: So Moses said to the people, "Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they did to the LORD. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/numbers/31-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/numbers/31-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/numbers/31-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/numbers/1.htm">Numbers</a> > <a href="/gntd/numbers/31.htm">Chapter 31</a> > Verse 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../numbers/31-2.htm" title="Numbers 31:2">◄</a> Numbers 31:3 <a href="../numbers/31-4.htm" title="Numbers 31:4">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/numbers/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/numbers/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Moses said to the people, "Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they did to the LORD. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your number for the war, so that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/numbers/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Moses told the people, "The LORD wants to punish the Midianites. So tell our men to prepare for battle. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the people, “Arm some men among you for the campaign, to attack Midian and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/numbers/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites.</p><p class="hdg">arm some</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/17-9.htm">Exodus 17:9-13</a> And Moses said to Josue: Choose out men; and go out and fight against Amalec: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill, having the rod of God in my hand. . . . </p><p class="hdg">avenge the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../numbers/25-11.htm">Numbers 25:11,13</a> Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel: because he was moved with my zeal against them, that I myself might not destroy the children of Israel in my zeal. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/17-16.htm">Exodus 17:16</a> Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a> And I will bring in upon you the sword that shall avenge my covenant. And when you shall flee into the cities, I will send the pestilence in the midst of you. And you shall be delivered into the hands of your enemies,</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../judges/5-2.htm">Judges 5:2,23</a> O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7</a> And thou shalt cut off the house of Achab, thy master, and I will revenge the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezabel.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a> And the Lord said to Jehu: because thou hast diligently executed that which was right and pleasing in my eyes, and hast done to the house of Achab according to all that was in my heart: thy children shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a> For this is the day of the Lord the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may revenge himself of his enemies: the sword shall devour, and shall be filled, and shall be drunk with their blood: for there is a sacrifice of the Lord God of hosts in the north country, by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../jeremiah/50-28.htm">Jeremiah 50:28</a> The voice of them that flee, and of them that have escaped out of the land of Babylon: to declare in Sion the revenge of the Lord our God, the revenge of his temple.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/numbers/31.htm">Vengeance on Midian</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl">And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites.</span><span class="reftext">4</span>Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a></span><br />And I will bring in upon you the sword that shall avenge my covenant. And when you shall flee into the cities, I will send the pestilence in the midst of you. And you shall be delivered into the hands of your enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../numbers/31-4.htm">Numbers 31:4</a></span><br />Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Host</a> <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Military</a> <a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">War</a> <a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/numbers/32-20.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/numbers/31-5.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-9.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">Host</a> <a href="/numbers/31-29.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/joshua/4-13.htm">Military</a> <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/numbers/31-14.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/31-25.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">War</a> <a href="/numbers/31-18.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/numbers/31-3.htm">Numbers 31:3 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: against among and Arm carry execute for from go Lord's may men Midian Midianites Moses of on out people said saying So some spoke that the them they to vengeance war you your<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/numbers/31-3.htm">OT Law: Numbers 31:3 Moses spoke to the people saying Arm (Nu Num.) 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