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Green's Literal Translation
Numbers 31:18
And you shall keep alive for yourselves all the female children who have not known a man by lying with a male.
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Hebrew Names Version
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
King James Version
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Lexham English Bible
But all the females who have not had sexual intercourse with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the females who have not had sexual intercourse with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
English Standard Version
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves.
New Century Version
But save for yourselves the girls who have not had sexual relations with a man.
But save for yourselves the girls who have not had sexual relations with a man.
New English Translation
But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours.
But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours.
Amplified Bible
"But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves [to marry].
"But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves [to marry].
New American Standard Bible
"However, all the girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves.
"However, all the girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But all the women children that haue not knowen carnall copulation, keepe aliue for your selues.
But all the women children that haue not knowen carnall copulation, keepe aliue for your selues.
Legacy Standard Bible
But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.
But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.
Contemporary English Version
But do not kill the young women who have never had sex. You may keep them for yourselves."
But do not kill the young women who have never had sex. You may keep them for yourselves."
Complete Jewish Bible
But the young girls who have never slept with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
But the young girls who have never slept with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
Darby Translation
but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
Easy-to-Read Version
You can let all the young girls live—but only if they never had sexual relations with any man.
You can let all the young girls live—but only if they never had sexual relations with any man.
George Lamsa Translation
But all the female children, who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the female children, who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Good News Translation
but keep alive for yourselves all the girls and all the women who are virgins.
but keep alive for yourselves all the girls and all the women who are virgins.
Christian Standard Bible®
but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not gone to bed with a man.
but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not gone to bed with a man.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But all the wemen chidren yt haue knowne no me ner lien wt them, kepe those alyue for youre selues.
But all the wemen chidren yt haue knowne no me ner lien wt them, kepe those alyue for youre selues.
American Standard Version
But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Bible in Basic English
But all the female children who have had no sex relations with men, you may keep for yourselves.
But all the female children who have had no sex relations with men, you may keep for yourselves.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But all the women children that haue not lien with men carnally, kepe alyue for your selues.
But all the women children that haue not lien with men carnally, kepe alyue for your selues.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
King James Version (1611)
But all the women children that haue not knowen a man by lying with him, keepe aliue for your selues.
But all the women children that haue not knowen a man by lying with him, keepe aliue for your selues.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And as for all the captivity of women, who have not known the lying with man, save ye them alive.
And as for all the captivity of women, who have not known the lying with man, save ye them alive.
English Revised Version
But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Berean Standard Bible
but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe reserue ye to you damesels, and alle wymmen virgyns,
forsothe reserue ye to you damesels, and alle wymmen virgyns,
Young's Literal Translation
and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.
and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.
Update Bible Version
But all the women-children, that haven't had sex with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the women-children, that haven't had sex with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
Webster's Bible Translation
But all the female children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the female children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
World English Bible
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
New King James Version
But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately.
But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately.
New Living Translation
Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.
Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.
New Life Bible
But keep alive for yourselves all the girls who have not had a man.
But keep alive for yourselves all the girls who have not had a man.
New Revised Standard
But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But all the young of womankind that hay, not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.
But all the young of womankind that hay, not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves:
But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves:
Revised Standard Version
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.
"But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.
Contextual Overview
13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the rulers of the congregation went out to meet them outside the camp. 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds who came from the service of the war. 15 And Moses said to them, Have you saved all the women alive? 16 Behold, these through the counsel of Balaam became to the sons of Israel a deliverance of treachery against Jehovah in the matter of Peor; and the plague was on the company of Jehovah. 17 And now kill every male among the infants; yea, you shall kill every woman having known a man by lying with a male. 18 And you shall keep alive for yourselves all the female children who have not known a man by lying with a male. 19 And encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever touched a pierced one, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives. 20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, you shall purify them . 21 And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah has commanded Moses: 22 only the gold, the silver, the copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
keep alive for yourselves: It has been groundlessly asserted, that Moses here authorised the Israelites to make concubines of the whole number of female children; and an insidious objection against his writings has been grounded upon this monstrous supposition. But the whole tenor of the law, and especially a statute recorded in Deuteronomy 21:10-14, proves most decisively to the contrary. They were merely permitted to possess them as female slaves, educating them in their families, and employing them as domestics; for the laws concerning fornication, concubinage, and marriage, were in full force, and prohibited an Israelite even from marrying a captive, without delays and previous formalities; and if he afterwards divorced her, he was to set here at liberty, "because he had humbled her." Leviticus 25:44, Deuteronomy 20:14, Deuteronomy 21:10-14, 2 Chronicles 28:8-10, Isaiah 14:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:16 - known Deuteronomy 20:13 - thou shalt smite Deuteronomy 21:11 - that Judges 21:11 - every male
Cross-References
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.
Genesis 28:21
and I return in peace to the house of my father, then Jehovah shall be my God,
and I return in peace to the house of my father, then Jehovah shall be my God,
Genesis 31:1
And he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was to our father, and from that which was to our father he has gotten all this wealth.
And he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was to our father, and from that which was to our father he has gotten all this wealth.
Genesis 31:2
And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
Genesis 31:27
Why did you hide so as to flee, and have deceived me and have not told me. And I would have sent you away with rejoicing and with music, with tabret and with harp.
Why did you hide so as to flee, and have deceived me and have not told me. And I would have sent you away with rejoicing and with music, with tabret and with harp.
Genesis 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you harm. But the God of your fathers spoke to me last night, saying, Watch out for yourself that you do not speak with Jacob from good to evil.
It is in the power of my hand to do you harm. But the God of your fathers spoke to me last night, saying, Watch out for yourself that you do not speak with Jacob from good to evil.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But all the women children,.... The females among the little ones:
that have not known a man by lying with him; which might be pretty clear, and easily concluded, from their age:
keep for yourselves; either to be handmaids to them, or to be married among them when grown up, and become proselytes, and initiated into their religion.
