The Book of Jasher Chapter 86, All over twenty years of age at the time of Leaving Egypt die at the Expiration of Forty Years. Israel is Numbered
The Book of Jasher
Referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel
Faithfully Translated
FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW INTO ENGLISH
Chapter 86
All over twenty years of age at the time of Leaving
Egypt die at the Expiration of Forty Years. Israel is Numbered. The Midianites are
destroyed, and their Spoil is Divided among the People.
1 At that time after the pestilence, the Lord said
to Moses, and to Elazer the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 Number the heads of the whole community of the children
of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth in the army.
3 And Moses and Elazer numbered the children of Israel
after their families, and the number of all Israel was seven hundred thousand, seven
hundred and thirty.
4 And the number of the children of Levi, from one
month old and upward, was twenty-three thousand, and amongst these there was not
a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai.
5 For the Lord had told them that they would die in
the wilderness, so they all died, and not one had been left of them excepting Caleb
the son of Jephuneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
6 And it was after this that the Lord said to Moses,
Say unto the children of Israel to avenge upon Midian the cause of their brethren
the children of Israel.
7 And Moses did so, and the children of Israel chose
from amongst them twelve thousand men, being one thousand to a tribe, and they went
to Midian.
8 And the children of Israel warred against Midian,
and they slew every male, also the five princes of Midian, and Balaam the son of
Beor did they slay with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took the wives of Midian
captive, with their little ones and their cattle, and all belonging to them.
10 And they took all the spoil and all the prey, and
they brought it to Moses and to Elazer to the plains of Moab.
11 And Moses and Elazer and all the princes of the
congregation went forth to meet them with joy.
12 And they divided all the spoil of Midian, and the
children of Israel had been revenged upon Midian for the cause of their brethren
the children of Israel.
