Numbers 31:17

But now, slay every male among the children, and every woman who hath known a man you shall slay.

Targum Onkelos

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 it was (who caused) the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Bileam, to do wickedly before the Lord in the matter of Peor, and the plague came upon the congregation of the Lord.

18But all the females who have not known a man ye may preserve alive unto you.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thy hand, thou mayest smite all the males thereof by the sentence of the sword;

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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