Numbers 31:17

'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

Young's Literal Translation

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 — they have been to the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah.

18and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:13and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

Judges 21:11And this [is] the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, 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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