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Numbers 31:17
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KJ21
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who hath known a man by lying with him.
ASV
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
AMP
Now therefore, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who is not a virgin.
AMPC
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who is not a virgin.
BRG
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
CSB
So now, kill every male among the dependents and kill every woman who has gone to bed with a man,
CSBA
So now, kill every male among the dependents and kill every woman who has gone to bed with a man,
CEB
Now kill every male child and every female who has known a man intimately by sleeping with him.
CJB
Now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man.
CEV
You must put to death every boy and all the women who have ever had sex.
DARBY
And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,
DRA
Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.
ERV
Now, kill all the Midianite boys, and kill all the Midianite women who have had sexual relations with a man.
EASY
Because of that, kill all the boys, and kill every woman who has had sex with a man.
EHV
Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.
ESV
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
ESVUK
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
EXB
Kill all the Midianite boys, and kill all the Midianite women who have ·had sexual relations [L known a man by going to bed with him].
GNV
Now therefore, slay all the males among the children, and kill all the women that have known man by carnal copulation.
GW
So kill all the Midianite boys and every Midianite woman who has gone to bed with a man.
GNT
So now kill every boy and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse,
HCSB
So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man,
ICB
Kill all the Midianite boys. Kill all the Midianite women who have had physical relations.
ISV
You are to kill every male child and every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.
JUB
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that has known a man by lying with him.
KJV
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
AKJV
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
LSB
So now, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.
LEB
Now kill every male among the little children, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
TLB
Now kill all the boys and all the women who have had sexual intercourse.
MSG
Moses, Eleazar, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet the returning army outside the camp. Moses was furious with the army officers—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—as they came back from the battlefield: “What’s this! You’ve let these women live! They’re the ones who, under Balaam’s direction, seduced the People of Israel away from God in that mess at Peor, causing the plague that hit God’s people. Finish your job: kill all the boys. Kill every woman who has slept with a man. The younger women who are virgins you can keep alive for yourselves.
MEV
So now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.
NOG
So kill all the Midianite boys and every Midianite woman who has gone to bed with a man.
NABRE
Now kill, therefore, every male among the children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.
NASB
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.
NASB1995
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.
NCB
Now kill every boy and kill every woman who has slept with a man,
NCV
Kill all the Midianite boys, and kill all the Midianite women who have had sexual relations.
NET
Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man in bed.
NIRV
Kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man.
NIV
Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,
NIVUK
Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,
NKJV
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.
NLV
Now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has had a man.
NLT
So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.
NRSVA
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him.
NRSVACE
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him.
NRSVCE
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him.
NRSVUE
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him.
OJB
Now therefore slaughter every zakhar among the little ones, and kill every isha that hath known ish by lying with zakhar.
RGT
“Now, therefore, kill all the males among the children, and kill all the women that have known man by carnal copulation.
RSV
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
RSVCE
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
TLV
So now, kill all the boys and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man.
VOICE
Now you must slaughter every last boy in this Midianite group and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man.
WEB
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
WYC
And therefore slay ye all the men, whatever is of male kind, and the little children (And so kill ye all the men, yea, whoever is a male, and all the little children); and strangle ye the women that have known men fleshly;
YLT
`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;
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