Numbers 31:35
New International Version
and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.

New Living Translation
and 32,000 virgin girls.

English Standard Version
and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him.

Berean Standard Bible
and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.

King James Bible
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

New King James Version
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately.

New American Standard Bible
and of captive people, of the women who had not known a man intimately, in all were thirty-two thousand people.

NASB 1995
and of human beings, of the women who had not known man intimately, all the persons were 32,000.

NASB 1977
and of human beings, of the women who had not known man intimately, all the persons were 32,000.

Legacy Standard Bible
and of human beings, of the women who had not known man intimately, all the persons were 32,000.

Amplified Bible
and 32,000 persons in all, of the [Midianite] women who were virgins.

Christian Standard Bible
and 32,000 people, all the females who had not gone to bed with a man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and 32,000 people, all the females who had not had sexual relations with a man.

American Standard Version
and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

English Revised Version
and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
32,000 women who had never gone to bed with a man.

International Standard Version
32,000 women who had not had sexual relations with a man.

Majority Standard Bible
and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.

NET Bible
and 32,000 young women who had never had sexual intercourse with a man.

New Heart English Bible
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

World English Bible
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and of mankind—of the women who have not known the lying of a male—all the persons [are] thirty-two thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
and of human beings -- of the women who have not known the lying of a male -- all the persons are two and thirty thousand.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the souls of man, from the women which knew not the bed of a male all the souls, two and thirty thousand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thirty-two thousand persons of the female sex, that had not known men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and thirty-two thousand human lives, of the female sex, who had not known men.

New American Bible
and thirty-two thousand women who had not had sexual relations.

New Revised Standard Version
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, women who had not known a man by sleeping with him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known man by lying with him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And souls of people of the women who did not know sexual relations of males, all the souls, thirty and two thousand.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And persons of women who had not known lying with man, all the souls, thirty-two thousand.

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Context
Division of the Spoils
3461,000 donkeys, 35and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man. 36This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:14
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.

Joshua 6:21
With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

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.’”

Judges 21:10-12
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.

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, ...

1 Chronicles 5:21
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,

2 Chronicles 14:13-15
Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder / and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. / They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Genesis 14:16
He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.

2 Kings 6:22-23
“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.” / So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

2 Kings 19:35
And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

Isaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

Ezekiel 39:10
They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.

Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 6:27-28
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Romans 12:20-21
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” / Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.


Treasury of Scripture

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19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
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and 32,000 women
The phrase "and 32,000 women" indicates the specific number of female captives taken by the Israelites after their victory over the Midianites. The precision of this number reflects the meticulous record-keeping and the importance of order within the Israelite community. In the Hebrew context, numbers often carry symbolic significance, and the large number of captives underscores the magnitude of the victory and the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver the Midianites into Israel's hands. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of taking captives as part of warfare, which was common in the era.

who had not slept with a man
This phrase, "who had not slept with a man," specifies the condition of the women who were spared. In Hebrew, the term used here implies virginity, which was a significant status in ancient Israelite culture. Virginity was often associated with purity and potential for integration into the Israelite community. Theologically, this distinction may also reflect the Israelites' concern with maintaining ritual purity, as sexual relations with foreign women could lead to idolatry and moral corruption, which were serious concerns in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This directive aligns with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes holiness and separation from pagan practices.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and 32,000
שְׁנַ֥יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

women
הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים (han·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

who
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

had not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

slept with
יָדְע֖וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

a man.
זָכָ֑ר (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male


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