Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 By now Balaam knew that the Lord wanted him to bless the people of Israel, so he did not go to look for omens, as he had done before. He turned toward the desert 2 and saw the people of Israel camped tribe by tribe. The spirit of God took control of him, 3 […]

The People of Israel at Peor 1 When the Israelites were camped at Acacia Valley, the men began to have sexual intercourse with the Moabite women who were there. 2 These women invited them to sacrificial feasts, where the god of Moab was worshiped. The Israelites ate the food and worshiped the god 3 Baal […]

The Second Census 1 After the epidemic the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, 2 “Take a census by families of the whole community of Israel, of all men twenty years old or older who are fit for military service.” 3-4 Moses and Eleazar obeyed and called together all the men of […]

The Daughters of Zelophehad 1 Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah were the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph. 2 They went and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole community at the entrance of the Tent of the […]

The Regular Offerings 1 The Lord commanded Moses 2 to instruct the Israelites to present to God at the appointed times the required food offerings that are pleasing to him. 3 These are the food offerings that are to be presented to the Lord: for the daily burnt offering, two one-year-old male lambs without any […]

The Offerings at the New Year Festival 1 On the first day of the seventh month you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done. On that day trumpets are to be blown. 2 Present a burnt offering to the Lord, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, […]

Rules about Vows 1 Moses gave the following instructions to the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 2 When a man makes a vow to give something to the Lord or takes an oath to abstain from something, he must not break his promise, but must do everything that he said he would. 3 When […]

The Holy War against Midian 1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Punish the Midianites for what they did to the people of Israel. After you have done that, you will die.” 3 So Moses said to the people, “Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they […]

The Tribes East of the Jordan 1 The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a lot of livestock. When they saw how suitable the land of Jazer and Gilead was for cattle, 2 they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of the community and said, 3-4 “This region which the Lord has helped […]

The Journey from Egypt to Moab 1 The following account gives the names of the places where the Israelites set up camp after they left Egypt in their tribes under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 At the command of the Lord, Moses wrote down the name of the place each time they set […]