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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.

And Moses said to them, Have you saved all the women alive?

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.

And now kill every male among the infants; yea, you shall kill every woman having known a man by lying with a male.

And you shall keep alive for yourselves all the female children who have not known a man by lying with a male.