Numbers 31:48
Hebrew Text— Numbers 31:48The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.
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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar.
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned. He was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,
Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.
Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and respected men, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds, captains of fifties, captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will take the place of his life, and your people take the place of his people.’ ”
The man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it; whereas now you will strike Syria just three times.”
So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.