Numbers 31:17

And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

In Context

16Lo, these, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the children of Israel to commit sin against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague on the assembly of Jehovah.

18but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

Judges 21:11And this is the thing which ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain with man.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:14-25

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the… Read the whole commentary →

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