Numbers 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”
Numbers 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 31:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.”
Numbers 31:8 — World English Bible
Numbers 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. ”
Numbers 31:8 — American Standard Version
Numbers 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the kings of Midian they have slain, besides their pierced ones, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor, they have slain with the sword.”
Numbers 31:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword. ”
Numbers 31:8 — Darby Translation
Numbers 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They slue also the Kings of Midian among them that were slaine: Eui and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur and Reba fiue kings of Midian, and they slue Balaam the sonne of Beor with the sworde:”
Numbers 31:8 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 31:8 in Context — Numbers 31
6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
What Does Numbers 31:8 Mean?
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