and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.

Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come.

Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.”

as well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.

Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.

Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.”

But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.

And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods.

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.

Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.”

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead;

‘Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.

We took all his cities at that time, and we utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining.

But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you,

But the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the enemies’ plunder which the Lord your God gives you.

your little ones and your wives—also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water—

Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law,

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,

There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them.

Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.