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Numbers 31:18 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Numbers 31:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 31 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.”
Numbers 31:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 31:18
All the women children, that have not known a man...keep alive for yourselves—the Hebrew na'arah (young women/virgins) specifies those who hadn't participated in Baal-Peor's sexual immorality. This mercy within judgment demonstrates God's discrimination: punishment falls on actual offenders, not innocent parties. The phrase 'keep alive' (Hebrew chayah) means preserve life, with these captives becoming servants integrated into Israelite households under Mosaic law's protections (Exodus 21:7-11, Deuteronomy 21:10-14).This preservation illustrates redemptive grace: women who could have inherited ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 31:18
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“and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands”
“and the little ones”
“women”
“and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in Yahweh's land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.”