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14 And 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 So Moses said to them, “Have you [a]spared (A)all the women? 16 (B)Behold, these [b]caused the sons of Israel, through the word of (C)Balaam, to [c]act unfaithfully against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of Yahweh. 17 (D)So now, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man [d]intimately. 18 But all the [e]girls who have not known man [f]intimately, [g]spare for yourselves.

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  1. Numbers 31:15 Lit let...live
  2. Numbers 31:16 Lit were to
  3. Numbers 31:16 Or possibly defect from Yahweh
  4. Numbers 31:17 Lit by lying with a man
  5. Numbers 31:18 Lit female children
  6. Numbers 31:18 Lit by lying with a man
  7. Numbers 31:18 Lit keep alive

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains 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, these [b]caused the sons of Israel, through the [c]counsel of (C)Balaam, to [d]trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of the Lord. 17 (D)Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man [e]intimately. 18 But all the [f]girls who have not known man [g]intimately, [h]spare for yourselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 31:15 Lit let...live
  2. Numbers 31:16 Lit were to
  3. Numbers 31:16 Lit word
  4. Numbers 31:16 Possibly defect from the Lord
  5. Numbers 31:17 Lit by lying with a man
  6. Numbers 31:18 Lit female children
  7. Numbers 31:18 Lit by lying with a man
  8. Numbers 31:18 Lit keep alive