1 Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for Bnei-Yisrael. Afterward you will be gathered to your people.”
3 So Moses spoke to the people saying, “Mobilize some of your men for battle. They will go out against Midian to carry out Adonai’s vengeance on Midian.
4 Send into the battle 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
5 So from the thousands of Israel 1,000 from each tribe were assigned, 12,000 in all.
6 Moses sent them into battle, 1,000 from each tribe, and with them Phinehas son of Eleazar the kohen, who took with him articles from the Sanctuary and trumpets for signaling.
7 They fought Midian just as Adonai had commanded Moses, and killed every male.