Numbers 31:6
New International Version
Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

New Living Translation
Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge.

English Standard Version
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Berean Standard Bible
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

Berean Literal Bible
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from a tribe, and he sent them to the war along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the holy vessels, and the signal and the trumpets in his hand.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand.

New American Standard Bible
And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them, and the holy implements and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

NASB 1995
Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them, and the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

NASB 1977
And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them, and the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Moses sent them, one thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them, and the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Amplified Bible
Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to war with them, and the sacred vessels [of the sanctuary] and the trumpets to blow the alarm in his hand.

Berean Annotated Bible
And Moses (drawn out) sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas (mouth of brass) son of Eleazar (God has helped) the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

Christian Standard Bible
Moses sent one thousand from each tribe to war. They went with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, in whose care were the holy objects and signal trumpets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses sent 1,000 from each tribe to war. They went with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, in whose care were the holy objects and signal trumpets.

American Standard Version
And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Contemporary English Version
Moses sent them off to war. Phinehas the son of Eleazar went with them and took along some things from the sacred tent and the trumpets for sounding the battle signal.

English Revised Version
And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Moses sent them off to war, 1,000 men from each tribe along with Phinehas, son of the priest Eleazar. Phinehas took with him the holy articles and the trumpets for the fanfare.

Good News Translation
Moses sent them to war under the command of Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took charge of the sacred objects and the trumpets for giving signals.

International Standard Version
Moses sent 1,000 men from every tribe to fight against them, along with Eleazar's son Phinehas, in whose hands were the articles of the sanctuary and trumpets to sound battle alarms.

NET Bible
So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.

New Heart English Bible
Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

World English Bible
Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Moses sends them, one thousand for a tribe, to the war; [he sent] them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the war, with the holy vessels and the trumpets of shouting in his hand.

Berean Literal Bible
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from a tribe, and he sent them to the war along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the holy vessels, and the signal and the trumpets in his hand.

Young's Literal Translation
and Moses sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe, to the host, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the host; and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the shouting, in his hand.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moses will send them a thousand for a tribe, to war, them and Phinehas, son of Eleazar the priest, to war, and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the signal in his hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Moses sent them with Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest; also, he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound.

New American Bible
Moses sent them out on the campaign, a thousand from each tribe, with Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest for the campaign, who had with him the sacred vessels and the trumpets for sounding the alarm.

New Revised Standard Version
Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then Moses sent them to war, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed men, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the army, with the holy vessels of the sanctuary and with trumpets to blow in his hand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moshe sent them one thousand from a tribe, twelve thousands who armed themselves, and Phinekhas, son of Eliazer the Priest, in the army, and articles of holiness and trumpets to blow in his hand.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses sent them away a thousand of every tribe with their forces, and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: and the holy instruments, and the signal trumpets were in their hands.

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Audio Bible



Context
Vengeance on Midian
5So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war. 6And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling. 7Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.…

Cross References
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle,

Exodus 17:9-13
So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” / Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. / As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. …

Deuteronomy 20:1-4
When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. …

Joshua 8:1-2
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. / And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,

Numbers 25:7-13
On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, / followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted, / but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. …

Joshua 22:13-17
The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. / With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel. / They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them, …

Psalm 106:30-31
But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained. / It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary

Numbers 4:15-16
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting. / Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

Numbers 4:19-20
In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. / But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

Numbers 7:9
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
and the trumpets for signaling.

Numbers 10:2-10
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out. / When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. …

Joshua 6:4-5
Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns. / And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”

2 Chronicles 13:12-14
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.” / Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. / When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
Joshua 6:13-14
And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding. / So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

Judges 7:16-22
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. / “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do. / When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’” …

1 Samuel 4:4-5
So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. / When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.

2 Samuel 11:11
Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”


Treasury of Scripture

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.

a thousand.

Numbers 25:7-13
And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; …

the holy instruments

Numbers 14:44
But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.

Numbers 33:20-22
And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah…

Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

to blow

Numbers 10:8
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

2 Chronicles 13:12-15
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper…

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Numbers 31
1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
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And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle
Moses, as the leader of Israel, organizes a military campaign against the Midianites. This action follows God's command to avenge the Israelites against the Midianites for their role in leading Israel into idolatry and immorality (Numbers 25). The selection of a thousand men from each tribe signifies a unified effort from the entire nation, emphasizing the collective responsibility and participation of Israel in executing divine justice. This also reflects the structured and organized nature of Israelite society, where each tribe had a role in national endeavors.

along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest
Phinehas, known for his zealous act in stopping a plague among the Israelites by executing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman (Numbers 25:7-8), is chosen to accompany the army. His presence signifies the spiritual dimension of the battle, highlighting that this is not merely a military campaign but a divine mission. Phinehas represents the priestly authority and the presence of God among the people, ensuring that the actions taken are in accordance with divine will.

who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary
The vessels of the sanctuary likely include sacred objects used in worship and rituals, symbolizing God's presence and blessing upon the military endeavor. Their inclusion underscores the sanctity of the mission and the need for divine favor and guidance. This act parallels the carrying of the Ark of the Covenant in other battles, where God's presence was invoked for victory (Joshua 6:6-7).

and the trumpets for signaling
The trumpets, used for communication and signaling during battle, also have a ceremonial role in Israelite worship (Numbers 10:9-10). They serve as a reminder of God's commands and promises, and their sound would rally the troops and instill confidence. The use of trumpets in battle is a recurring theme in Scripture, symbolizing divine intervention and the proclamation of God's sovereignty (Joshua 6:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:16).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In this passage, Moses is the one who sends the Israelites into battle.

2. Phinehas
The son of Eleazar, the priest. Phinehas is notable for his zeal for God's holiness, as seen in previous chapters. He is chosen to accompany the troops, signifying the spiritual aspect of the battle.

3. Eleazar
The high priest and father of Phinehas. He plays a significant role in the spiritual leadership of Israel.

4. The Israelites
The people of God, organized into tribes, each contributing a thousand men to the battle against the Midianites.

5. The Midianites
A people who had led Israel into sin through the counsel of Balaam, resulting in God's judgment upon them.
Teaching Points
Spiritual Preparation for Battle
Just as Phinehas took sacred articles and trumpets, we must equip ourselves spiritually for life's battles, relying on God's presence and guidance.

The Role of Leadership
Moses' decision to send Phinehas underscores the importance of godly leadership in both spiritual and physical endeavors. Leaders should be chosen for their spiritual integrity and zeal for God.

Holiness and Zeal
Phinehas' previous actions (Numbers 25) demonstrate the importance of zeal for God's holiness. We are called to uphold God's standards in our lives and communities.

Unity and Cooperation
The contribution of a thousand men from each tribe illustrates the need for unity and cooperation among God's people when facing challenges.

The Presence of God in Our Battles
The inclusion of sacred articles signifies the necessity of God's presence in our struggles. We must seek His guidance and strength in all circumstances.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Numbers 31:6?

2. How does Numbers 31:6 demonstrate obedience to God's commands through Phinehas' actions?

3. What role did the "holy articles" play in the battle led by Phinehas?

4. How can we apply Phinehas' zeal for God in our daily lives today?

5. How does Phinehas' leadership in Numbers 31:6 connect to spiritual warfare principles?

6. What lessons on faithfulness can we learn from Phinehas' example in Numbers 31:6?

7. Why did Moses send Phinehas with holy articles and trumpets in Numbers 31:6?

8. How does Numbers 31:6 align with the concept of a loving God?

9. What is the significance of Phinehas leading the battle in Numbers 31:6?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Numbers 31?

11. How did Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?

12. What defines a holy war?

13. Numbers 20:8-11 - Why does this passage seem inconsistent with Exodus 17:6 regarding the instructions God gives Moses for drawing water from a rock?

14. Numbers 25:6-8: Why does God commend Phinehas for killing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman, raising moral questions about vigilante violence?
What Does Numbers 31:6 Mean
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle

“And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle” (Numbers 31:6).

- Twelve thousand men—exactly 1,000 from each tribe—answer God’s call (Numbers 31:1-5). The precise figure underscores the literal care with which the nation obeys.

- This mission is God-ordained judgment on Midian for luring Israel into idolatry and immorality at Baal-peor (Numbers 25:1-18; cp. Revelation 2:14).

- It is Moses’ final assignment before his death (Numbers 31:2; Deuteronomy 34:5), reminding us that obedience remains vital to the very end of life and leadership.

- By sending a representative force from every tribe, Israel acts as one covenant people, echoing earlier united actions against evil (Exodus 32:25-28).

- The scene affirms that confronting sin is not optional but an act of faithfulness (Deuteronomy 13:12-18).


Along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest

“Along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest…” (Numbers 31:6).

- Phinehas had already displayed fervent zeal for God’s holiness (Numbers 25:7-13), earning a covenant of a perpetual priesthood.

- His presence signals that this war is primarily the Lord’s battle; the priest represents divine authority far more than military strategy (Joshua 22:30-31).

- Identifying him as “son of Eleazar” ties the action to the ongoing priestly line begun in Aaron (Exodus 28:1).

- Throughout Israel’s story, priests sometimes lead armies to affirm spiritual oversight (2 Chronicles 20:14-17); Phinehas fills that role here.


Who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary

“…who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary…” (Numbers 31:6).

- Holy vessels—perhaps censers, bowls, or even the ark’s accompanying items (Numbers 4:15)—remind the soldiers that God dwells among them.

- Worship and warfare go hand-in-hand when God commands; the nation must remain ceremonially clean and ready to offer sacrifices afterward (Numbers 31:54).

- Such objects had accompanied earlier campaigns (Joshua 6:4-8), showing victory flows from God’s presence rather than human might (Psalm 44:3).

- The vessels guard against the temptation to treat battle as secular or self-sufficient (2 Chronicles 13:11-12).


And the trumpets for signaling

“…and the trumpets for signaling” (Numbers 31:6).

- God ordained two silver trumpets for calling assemblies and for sounding battle alarms (Numbers 10:9).

- Blowing them in combat served both practical coordination and spiritual reminder: “You will be remembered before the LORD your God and be saved from your enemies” (Numbers 10:9).

- Trumpets had brought Jericho’s walls down (Joshua 6:20) and later rallied Gideon’s 300 (Judges 7:18-22), illustrating faith expressed through obedient sound.

- They foreshadow end-time trumpet blasts announcing final victory (1 Corinthians 15:52; Revelation 8-11).

- The detail underscores order and obedience—God’s battles are waged His way, not by improvisation.


summary

Numbers 31:6 portrays a divinely directed, united, and holy campaign. Moses obeys by sending 12,000 men, Phinehas provides priestly oversight, sanctuary vessels ensure God’s presence is honored, and trumpets keep the force organized while proclaiming dependence on the Lord. The verse teaches that confronting sin requires full national participation, spiritual leadership, continual worship, and precise obedience to God’s revealed instructions.

(6) With the holy instruments, and . . . --Or, with the holy instruments, even, &c. It does not appear whether the ark did or did not accompany the expedition. It has been inferred from Numbers 14:44 that the reference may be to the ark, but it does not appear probable that the ark would be so described. Moreover, Phinehas was not the high priest, and therefore would not have the ephod with the breastplate, which was worn at this time by-Eleazar. The reference may be only to the silver trumpets (see Numbers 10:9), or it may include other sacred instruments. This was emphatically a holy war; and we may learn, from the command given to the Israelites to take with them "the holy instruments," that they who would engage in the war against sin and Satan must "take to them the whole armour of God" (Ephesians 6:13).

Verse 6. - And Phinehas the son of Eleazar. The high priest himself could not leave the camp and the sanctuary, because of his duties, and because of the risk of being defiled (see verse 19); but his son, who was already marked out as his successor, could act as his representative (see on Numbers 16:37). In after times the Messiah Milchama ("Sacerdos unctus ad bellum," alluded to in Deuteronomy 20:2) who accompanied the army to the field was a recognized member of the Jewish hierarchy. Phinehas was of course specially marked out by his zeal for the present duty, but we may suppose that he would have gone in any case. With the holy instruments, and the trumpets. Septuagint, καὶ τὰ σκεύη τὰ ἅγια καὶ αἱ σάλπιγγες. The word instruments (כְּלֵי) is the same more usually translated "vessel," as in Numbers 3:31, and is apparently to be understood of the sacred furniture of the tabernacle. It is difficult to understand what "holy vessels" could have accompanied an expedition of this sort, unless it were the ark itself. The Israelites were accustomed at all critical times to be preceded by the ark (Numbers 10:33; Joshua 3:14; Joshua 6:8), and the narrative of 1 Samuel 4:3 sq. shows plainly that, long after the settlement at Shiloh, no scruples existed against bringing it forth against the foes of Israel and of God. Indeed there is a resemblance in the circumstances between that ease and this which is all the more striking because of the contrast in the result. Most modern commentators, unwilling to believe that the ark left the camp (but cf. Numbers 14:44), identify the "holy instruments" with "the trumpets;" this, however, is plainly to do violence to the grammar, which is perfectly simple, and is contrary to the Septuagint and the Targums. The Targum of Palestine paraphrases "holy instruments" by Urim and Thummim; these, however, as far as we can gather, seem to have been in the exclusive possession of the high priest.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Moses
מֹשֶׁ֛ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

the thousand
אֶ֥לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

from each tribe
לַמַּטֶּ֖ה (lam·maṭ·ṭeh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

into battle,
לַצָּבָ֑א (laṣ·ṣā·ḇā)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

along with
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Phinehas
פִּ֨ינְחָ֜ס (pî·nə·ḥās)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6372: Phinehas -- three Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָ֤ר (’el·‘ā·zār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

the priest,
הַכֹּהֵן֙ (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

who took with him
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

the vessels
וּכְלֵ֥י (ū·ḵə·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

of the sanctuary
הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

and the trumpets
וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת (wa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 2689: (an ancient) trumpet

for signaling.
הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה (hat·tə·rū·‘āh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8643: Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum


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