Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Take revenge on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.
God is telling Moses to lead one final military campaign against the Midianites before his death.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, the Israelites were in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt, and they had been led into idolatry and immorality by the Midianites through the influence of Moabite women, which resulted in a plague as God's judgment. God then instructed Moses to lead the Israelites in a military action against the Midianites as an act of vengeance for this betrayal. This command came at a pivotal moment when Moses was nearing the end of his life, as the verse indicates he would soon "be gathered to his people," meaning his death was imminent.
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