Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men. kill every male. Judges 21:11,12 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save. . . . him. Context Vengeance on Midian…16Are not these they, that deceived the children of Israel by the counsel of Balaam, and made you transgress against the Lord by the sin of Phogor, for which also the people was punished? 17Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.18But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves:… Cross References Numbers 31:18 But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves: Deuteronomy 7:2 And the Lord thy God shall have delivered them to thee, thou shalt utterly destroy them. Thou shalt make no league with them, nor shew mercy to them: Deuteronomy 20:16 But of those cities that shall be given thee, thou shalt suffer none at all to live: Judges 21:10 So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children. Judges 21:11 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save. Lexicon So now,וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time kill הִרְג֥וּ (hir·ḡū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the boys, זָכָ֖ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2145: Remembered, a male and kill הֲרֹֽגוּ׃ (hă·rō·ḡū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every woman אִשָּׁ֗ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female who has had relations with יֹדַ֥עַת (yō·ḏa·‘aṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know a man, זָכָ֖ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2145: Remembered, a male Additional Translations So now, kill all the boys, and kill every woman who has had relations with a man,Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. Now then slay every male in all the spoil, slay every woman, who has known the lying with man. And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him, Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. 'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain; Jump to Previous Boys Child Death Infants Intimately Kill Little Male Ones Relations Sex Slain SleptJump to Next Boys Child Death Infants Intimately Kill Little Male Ones Relations Sex Slain SleptLinks Numbers 31:17 NIVNumbers 31:17 NLT Numbers 31:17 ESV Numbers 31:17 NASB Numbers 31:17 KJV Numbers 31:17 Bible Apps Numbers 31:17 Biblia Paralela Numbers 31:17 Chinese Bible Numbers 31:17 French Bible Numbers 31:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a all among And boys every has intimately kill known little male man Now ones slept the therefore who with woman OT Law: Numbers 31:17 Now therefore kill every male among (Nu Num.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |