Numbers 31:17

Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,—every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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! they, became unto the sons of Israel, by the advice of Balaam, the cause of daring acts of treachery against Yahweh, over the affair of Peor,—and then came the plague against the assembly of Yahweh!

18But all the young of womankind that have, not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13and Yahweh thy God will deliver it into thy hand,—and 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 cohabited with man, shall ye devote to destruction.

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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