Numbers 31:17

So go and kill all the boys, and every woman who has slept with a man.

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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

16“You realize that these were the same women who seduced the Israelite men, leading them to be unfaithful to the Lord at Peor, following Balaam's advice! That's why the Lord's people suffered from the plague!

18Let all the girls who are virgins live. They are yours.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13Once the Lord your God has handed it over to you, kill every male with the sword.

Judges 21:11This is what you have to do: Destroy every male and every woman who has had sex with a 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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