Numbers 31:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,”
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“So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 31:17 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
- Deuteronomy 20:13When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.
- Deuteronomy 20:16However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.
- Judges 21:11This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
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