Numbers 31:18

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,—every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye.

19Ye, then, pitch outside the camp, for seven days,—whosoever hath killed a person and whoever hath touched the slain, cleanse yourselves (from sin) on the third day and on the seventh day ye and your captives,.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:14but the women and the little ones and the cattle and all that shall be in the city—all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as thy prey,—so shalt thou eat the spoil of thine enemies, whom Yahweh thy God hath delivered unto thee.

2 Chronicles 28:8And the sons of Israel, carried away captive, from among their brethren two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, moreover also, of much spoil, did they plunder them,—and brought the spoil to Samaria.

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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