Numbers 31:14-18
Christian Standard Bible
14 But Moses became furious with the officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, who were returning from the military campaign. 15 “Have you let every female live?” he asked them. 16 “Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.(A) 17 So now, kill every male among the dependents and kill every woman who has gone to bed with a man,(B) 18 but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not gone to bed with a man.(C)
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Numbers 31:14-18
New American Standard Bible
14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. 15 And Moses said to them, “Have you [a]spared (A)all the women? 16 (B)Behold, they caused the sons of Israel, through the [b]counsel of (C)Balaam, to be unfaithful to the Lord in the matter of Peor, so that the plague took place among the congregation of the Lord! 17 (D)Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man [c]intimately. 18 However, all the [d]girls who have not known a [e]man intimately, keep alive for yourselves.
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- Numbers 31:15 Lit let...live
- Numbers 31:16 Lit word
- Numbers 31:17 Lit in bed with a man
- Numbers 31:18 Lit children among the women
- Numbers 31:18 Lit man’s bed
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