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KJV

Numbers 31:5

So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a thousand of [each] tribe, twelve thousands; [these were] armed for war.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a thousand of [each] tribe, twelve thousands; [these were] armed for war.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
World English Bible