17And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,


In Context

14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war;

15 and Moses said to them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

16 Lo, these, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the children of Israel to commit sin against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague on the assembly of Jehovah.

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

18 but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.

19 And encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever hath killed a person, and whoever hath touched any slain; ye shall purify yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

Numbers 31:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:17'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.