Numbers 31:13-18

English Standard Version

¹³ Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. ¹⁴ And Moses was angry with ^(A)the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. ¹⁵ Moses said to them, “Have you ^(B)let all the women live? ¹⁶ Behold, ^(C)these, ^(D)on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of ^(E)Peor, and so ^(F)the plague came among the congregation of the Lord. ¹⁷ Now therefore, ^(G)kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. ¹⁸ But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him ^(H)keep alive for yourselves.