New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 31:13-18
13MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and allH3605 the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712 wentH3318 out to meetH7122 them outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264.
14MosesH4872 was angryH7107 with the officersH6485 of the armyH2428, the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, who had comeH935 from serviceH6635 in the warH4421.
15And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “Have you 1sparedH2421 2allH3605 the womenH5347?
163BeholdH2005, theseH2007 4causedH1961 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, through the 5counselH1697 of 6BalaamH1109, to 7trespassH4560H4604 against the LordH3068 in the matterH1697 of PeorH6465, so the plagueH4046 was among the congregationH5712 of the LordH3068.
178NowH6258 therefore, killH2026 everyH3605 maleH2145 among the littleH2945 onesH2945, and killH2026 everyH3605 womanH802 who has knownH3045 manH376 9intimatelyH4904H2145.
18But allH3605 the 10girlsH2945H802 whoH834 have not knownH3045 manH2145 11intimatelyH4904H2145, 12spareH2421 for yourselves.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 31:15 Lit let...live ↩
- 2. Numbers 31:15 Deut 20:14 ↩
- 3. Numbers 31:16 Num 25:1-9 ↩
- 4. Numbers 31:16 Lit were to ↩
- 5. Numbers 31:16 Lit word ↩
- 6. Numbers 31:16 Num 31:8 ↩
- 7. Numbers 31:16 Possibly defect from the Lord ↩
- 8. Numbers 31:17 Deut 7:2; 20:16-18 ↩
- 9. Numbers 31:17 Lit by lying with a man ↩
- 10. Numbers 31:18 Lit female children ↩
- 11. Numbers 31:18 Lit by lying with a man ↩
- 12. Numbers 31:18 Lit keep alive ↩
Commentaries on Numbers 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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