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and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that group died, when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning sign.

So Moses brought their case before the LORD.

who will go out and come in before them, and lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep that have no shepherd."

So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

"And you shall put some of your authority on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel will obey him.

So Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, so that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.

So there were selected from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

So they made war against Midian, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

"Behold, they caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to be unfaithful to the LORD in the matter of Peor, so that the plague took place among the congregation of the LORD!

"So we have brought as an offering to the LORD what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD."

So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it to the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before the LORD.

Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock,

"For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the sons of Israel so that they did not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

"So the LORD'S anger burned on that day, and He swore, saying,

"So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD came to an end.

So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,

"But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure that your sin will find you out.

So Moses gave the command regarding them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' households of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, "As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do.

So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.