King James Version
Numbers 31:15 in the King James Version says “And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?”
Numbers 31:15 · KJV
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. battle: Heb. host of war
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. him: Heb. a male
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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