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Numbers 31:15 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Numbers 31:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 31 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?”
Numbers 31:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 31:15
Have ye saved all the women alive?—Moses' rhetorical question drips with incredulity at the soldiers' misguided mercy. The Hebrew construction expects a negative answer: 'You haven't really saved all the women, have you?' This rebuke introduces verses 16-18's explanation: these women caused Israel's sin at Baal-Peor through Balaam's counsel, making their preservation spiritually catastrophic.The question reveals a recurring biblical principle: mercy divorced from justice and holiness becomes mere sentimentality that perpetuates evil. The soldiers showed natural compassion without supernatural ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 31:15
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“and utterly destroy all that they have”
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully”
“and utterly destroyed every inhabited city”
“that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance”
“the young man and the virgin”
“doomed to destruction”
“both man and woman”
“the hill country”
“both of men and women”
“you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:”