Discovery BoxNumbers 31:12 
Context31:12 They brought the captives and the spoils and the plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the Israelite community, to the camp on the plains 1 of Moab, along the Jordan River 2 across from Jericho. 3
Numbers 31:19
ContextPurification After Battle
31:19 “Any of you who has killed anyone or touched any of the dead, remain outside the camp for seven days; purify yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
1 tn Or “steppes.”
2 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Again this expression, “the Jordan of Jericho,” is used. It describes the intended location along the Jordan River, the Jordan next to or across from Jericho.
map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
