Numbers 31:17

Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

16Are not these they, that deceived the children of Israel by the counsel of Balaam, and made you transgress against the Lord by the sin of Phogor, for which also the people was punished?

18But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy bands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

Judges 21:11And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

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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