Numbers 31:17

17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,

Numbers 31:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
ESV
17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
NLT
17 So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.
MSG
17 Finish your job: kill all the boys. Kill every woman who has slept with a man.
CSB
17 So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man,

Numbers 31:17 In-Context

15 “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them.
16 “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the LORD in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the LORD’s people.
17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,
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 must stay outside the camp seven days. On the third and seventh days you must purify yourselves and your captives.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 20:16-18; Judges 21:11
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