Bilangan 31:9-12

31:9 The Israelites took the women of Midian captives along with their little ones, and took all their herds, all their flocks, and all their goods as plunder. 31:10 They burned ¹  all their towns ²  where they lived and all their encampments. 31:11 They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals. 31:12 They brought the captives and the spoils and the plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the Israelite community, to the camp on the plains ³  of Moab, along the Jordan River ⁴  across from Jericho. ⁵ 

[31:10]  ¹ tn Heb “burned with fire.”

[31:10]  ² tn The ban applied to the encampments and forts of this group of Midianite tribes living in the region of Moab.

[31:12]  ³ tn Or “steppes.”

[31:12]  ⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[31:12]  ⁵ tn Again this expression, “the Jordan of Jericho,” is used. It describes the intended location along the Jordan River, the Jordan next to or across from Jericho.

[31:12]  map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.