Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. New Living Translation Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves. English Standard Version But all the young girls who 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. King James Bible But all the women children, that have not known a 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. New American Standard Bible However, all the girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves. NASB 1995 “But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. NASB 1977 “But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. Legacy Standard Bible But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. Amplified Bible But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves [to marry]. Christian Standard Bible but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not gone to bed with a man. Holman Christian Standard Bible but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not had sexual relations.” American Standard Version But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Contemporary English Version But do not kill the young women who have never had sex. You may keep them for yourselves." English Revised Version But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. GOD'S WORD® Translation But save for yourselves every girl who has never gone to bed with a man. Good News Translation but keep alive for yourselves all the girls and all the women who are virgins. International Standard Version You are to allow the young women who haven't yet had sexual relations with a man to live for yourselves." Majority Standard Bible but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man. NET Bible But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours. New Heart English Bible But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, 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. World English Bible But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand all the infants among the women who have not known the lying of a male you have kept alive for yourselves. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And all the little ones among the women who knew not the bed of a male, preserve ye alive for yourselves. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves: Catholic Public Domain Version But the young girls, and all female virgins, reserve for yourselves. New American Bible But you may spare for yourselves all the girls who have not had sexual relations. New Revised Standard Version But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut all the female children, who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And every female child of women that has not known sexual relations of males save for yourselves. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Brenton Septuagint Translation And as for all the captivity of women, who have not known the lying with man, save ye them alive. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Vengeance on Midian…17So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man, 18but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man. 19All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.… Cross References Deuteronomy 21:10-14 When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive, / if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, / then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, ... Judges 21:10-14 So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children. / This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.” / So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. ... Joshua 6:17-25 Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. / But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it. / For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.” ... 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” Deuteronomy 20:13-14 When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword. / But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you. 1 Samuel 30:1-2 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. 2 Chronicles 28:8-15 Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria. / But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. / And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God? ... Genesis 34:29 They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses. Leviticus 27:28-29 Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD. / No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death. 2 Kings 5:2 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. Matthew 5:17-18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Acts 15:20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. Romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. 1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. Treasury of Scripture But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. keep alive for yourselves. Numbers 21:10-14 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth… Leviticus 25:44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Deuteronomy 20:14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. Jump to Previous Alive Children Infants Intimately Kept Lying Male Relations Save Sex Slept Spare Women Young YourselvesJump to Next Alive Children Infants Intimately Kept Lying Male Relations Save Sex Slept Spare Women Young YourselvesNumbers 31 1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive 19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified 25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided 48. The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord but spare for yourselves This phrase indicates a directive given to the Israelites after their victory over the Midianites. The sparing of certain individuals reflects the ancient practice of taking captives in warfare, which was common in the Near Eastern cultures. It also highlights the concept of spoils of war, where victors would take people and goods as part of their conquest. This directive is part of a larger narrative where God commands Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites for leading Israel into idolatry and immorality (Numbers 25). The sparing of certain individuals can be seen as a form of mercy or practical necessity, as these captives could be integrated into Israelite society. every girl who has never had relations with a man Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites, who received and conveyed God's commands regarding the Midianites. 2. Midianites A nomadic tribe that opposed Israel and led them into idolatry and immorality. 3. Israelites The chosen people of God, who were commanded to execute judgment on the Midianites. 4. Phinehas The priest who played a significant role in the battle against the Midianites. 5. War against Midian A divinely commanded conflict as a judgment against the Midianites for their role in leading Israel into sin. Teaching Points Understanding Divine JusticeThe command in Numbers 31:18 reflects God's justice and holiness. It is crucial to understand the context of divine judgment in the Old Testament. The Role of Obedience The Israelites were called to obey God's commands, even when they were difficult. This teaches us the importance of obedience to God’s will. The Consequences of Sin The Midianites' actions led to severe consequences. This serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and its impact on individuals and communities. God’s Sovereignty God’s commands, even when challenging, are part of His sovereign plan. Trusting in His sovereignty is essential for believers. Moral and Ethical Reflections Reflect on the ethical implications of Old Testament warfare and how they relate to the broader account of Scripture and God’s redemptive plan.(18) Keep alive for yourselves.--The Israelites were allowed to make slaves of their captives. Shortly after the capture of these Midianitish women, and, it may be, as arising out of it, the law concerning marriage with captives was enacted. (See Deuteronomy 21:10-14.)Verse 18. - Keep alive for yourselves, i.e., for domestic slaves in the first instance. Subsequently no doubt many of them became inferior wives of their masters, or were married to their sons. Infants were probably put to death with their mothers. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but spareהַחֲי֖וּ (ha·ḥă·yū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive for yourselves לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew every וְכֹל֙ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every girl הַטַּ֣ף (haṭ·ṭap̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2945: A family who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no had relations יָדְע֖וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know with a man. זָכָ֑ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male Links Numbers 31:18 NIVNumbers 31:18 NLT Numbers 31:18 ESV Numbers 31:18 NASB Numbers 31:18 KJV Numbers 31:18 BibleApps.com Numbers 31:18 Biblia Paralela Numbers 31:18 Chinese Bible Numbers 31:18 French Bible Numbers 31:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 31:18 But all the girls who have not (Nu Num.) |
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