Numbers 31:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Nowוְעַתָּ֕ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
therefore, killהִרְג֥וּ
(hir·gu)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
everyכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
maleזָכָ֖ר
(za·char)
2145: malefrom zakar
among the little ones,בַּטָּ֑ף
(bat·taf;)
2945: childrenfrom taphaph
and killהֲרֹֽגוּ׃
(ha·ro·gu.)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
everyוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
womanאִשָּׁ֗ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
who has knownיֹדַ֥עַת
(yo·da·'at)
3045: to knowa prim. root
manאִ֛ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
intimately.לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב
(le·mish·kav)
4904: place of lying, a couch, act of lyingfrom shakab


















KJV Lexicon
Now therefore kill
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
every male
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
among the little ones
taph  (taf)
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) -- (little) children (ones), families.
and kill
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
every woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that hath known
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
by lying
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
with him
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.

King James Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man,

International Standard Version
You are to kill every male child and every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

NET Bible
Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So kill all the Midianite boys and every Midianite woman who has gone to bed with a man.

King James 2000 Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
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