Numbers 31:17
The War with the Midianites
Numbers 31:17
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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Numbers 31:16
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
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Numbers 31:18
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.