Numbers 31:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Numbers 31:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 31:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 31:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.”

Numbers 31:17 — World English Bible

Numbers 31:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Numbers 31:17 — American Standard Version

Numbers 31:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;”

Numbers 31:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 31:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him, ”

Numbers 31:17 — Darby Translation

Numbers 31:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now therefore, slay all the males among the children, and kill all the women that haue knowen man by carnall copulation.”

Numbers 31:17 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 31:17 in Context — Numbers 31

15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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

18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

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What Does Numbers 31:17 Mean?

Numbers 31:17 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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