Numbers 31:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,

New Living Translation
So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.

English Standard Version
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

Berean Study Bible
So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,

New American Standard Bible
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.

NASB 1995
"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.

NASB 1977
“Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.

Amplified Bible
Now therefore, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who is not a virgin.

Christian Standard Bible
So now, kill every male among the dependents and kill every woman who has gone to bed with a man,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man,

Contemporary English Version
You must put to death every boy and all the women who have ever had sex.

Good News Translation
So now kill every boy and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So kill all the Midianite boys and every Midianite woman who has gone to bed with a man.

International Standard Version
You are to kill every male child and every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

NET Bible
Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

New King James Version
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.

King James 2000 Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.

New Heart English Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

World English Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

American King James Version
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.

American Standard Version
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

A Faithful Version
And now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.

Darby Bible Translation
And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,

English Revised Version
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Now therefore, slay all the males among the children, and kill all the women that haue knowen man by carnall copulation.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Nowe therfore, slay all the men children, and kyl the women that haue lien with men fleshly.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now therfore slaie all the males amoge ye childre, & kyll all ye wemen yt haue knowne men & lyen wt them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Nowe therfore slee all the men childern and the wemen that haue lyen with men fleshlye:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And now, slay every male among the infants, indeed, slay every woman knowing a man by the lying of a male;

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

Smith's Literal Translation
And now kill every male among the little ones; and every woman know in man by the bed of a male, do ye kill.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, put to death all of them: whatever is of the male sex, even among the little ones, and cut the throats of those women who have known men by sexual relations.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Now kill all of the boys of the males and kill every woman who has known sexual relations of males.

Lamsa Bible
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Now then slay every male in all the spoil, slay every woman, who has known the lying with man.
















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