KJV ORIGINAL
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Take revenge on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Moses to lead one final military campaign against the Midianites before his death.
📚 Historical Context
This command comes near the end of Moses' life, after the Midianites had led Israel into idolatry and sexual immorality at Baal-Peor, causing a plague that killed 24,000 Israelites. The Midianites had conspired with the Moabites to curse Israel and corrupt them spiritually. God had promised Moses he would see the Promised Land but not enter it, and this would be his final act of leadership.
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