Numbers 31:17

And now kill ye every male among the little ones, and every woman that hath known man by lying with him shall ye kill.

Leeser Tanakh

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

16Behold, these chiefly were the cause unto the children of Israel, through the counsel of Bil'am, to commit the gross trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor; through which there was the plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;

Judges 21:11And this is the thing that ye shall do, every male, and every woman that hath known [man] by lying with him, shall ye devote.

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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