Numbers 31:7
Strong's Lexicon
Then they waged war
וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ (way·yiṣ·bə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6633: 1) to go forth, wage war, fight, serve 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wage war, fight, go forth to war 1a2) to serve (at sacred tent) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to go forth, muster

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Midian,
מִדְיָ֔ן (miḏ·yān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4080: Midian or Midianite = 'strife' n pr m 1) son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians 2) the tribe descended from Midian n pr loc 3) the territory of the tribe descended from Midian; located principally in the desert north of the Arabian peninsula; land to which Moses went when he fled from Pharaoh

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses = 'drawn' 1) the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus

and killed
וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ (way·ya·har·ḡū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2026: 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

male.
זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2145: n m 1) male (of humans and animals) adj 2) male (of humans)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

Young's Literal Translation
And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and killed every male.

New American Standard Bible
So they made war against Midian, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

King James Bible
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man.

New Living Translation
They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.

English Standard Version
They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male.

New American Standard Bible
So they made war against Midian, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

King James Bible
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and killed every male.

International Standard Version
They fought against the Midianites just as the LORD had commanded Moses, killing every man.

NET Bible
They fought against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

American Standard Version
And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

English Revised Version
And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

Young's Literal Translation
And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:13
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

Judges 21:11
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

1 Kings 11:15
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

1 Kings 11:16
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

Numbers 1:1
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Numbers 31:6
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

Numbers 31:5
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Numbers 31:4
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

Numbers 31:8
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Numbers 31:9
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
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