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17 (A)So now, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man [a]intimately. 18 But all the [b]girls who have not known man [c]intimately, [d]spare for yourselves. 19 (B)And you, camp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves, you and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day.

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  1. Numbers 31:17 Lit by lying with a man
  2. Numbers 31:18 Lit female children
  3. Numbers 31:18 Lit by lying with a man
  4. Numbers 31:18 Lit keep alive

17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,(A) 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.

19 “Anyone who has killed someone or touched someone who was killed(B) must stay outside the camp seven days.(C) On the third and seventh days you must purify yourselves(D) and your captives.

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