Numbers 31:3 meaning and explanation
So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
Numbers 31:3, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Moses relays God's command to Israel camped on the plains of Moab, just before entering Canaan. The Midianites had drawn Israel into idolatry and sexual sin at Peor through Balaam's counsel (Numbers 25), and God now orders judgment through a limited force of a thousand men per tribe.
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