Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And all the little ones among the women who knew not the bed of a male, preserve ye alive for yourselves.

New American Standard Bible

But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.

King James Version

But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Holman Bible

but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not had sexual relations.

International Standard Version

You are to allow the young women who haven't yet had sexual relations with a man to live for yourselves."

A Conservative Version

But all the women-children, who have not known man by laying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

American Standard Version

But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Amplified

But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves [to marry].

Bible in Basic English

But all the female children who have had no sex relations with men, you may keep for yourselves.

Darby Translation

but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.

King James 2000

But all the young girls, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But all the females who have not {had sexual intercourse with a man}, keep alive for yourselves.

Modern King James verseion

But all the female children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But all the women-children that have not lain with men, keep alive for yourselves.

NET Bible

But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours.

New Heart English Bible

But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

The Emphasized Bible

But all the young of womankind that hay, not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.

Webster

But all the female children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

World English Bible

But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Youngs Literal Translation

and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But all the women
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

טף 
Taph 
Usage: 42

a man
זכר 
Zakar 
Usage: 83

by lying
משׁכּב 
Mishkab 
Usage: 46

with him, keep alive
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

The Army Returns

17 And now kill every male among the little ones; and every woman know in man by the bed of a male, do ye kill. 18 And all the little ones among the women who knew not the bed of a male, preserve ye alive for yourselves. 19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days: every one killing a soul, and every one touching upon the wounded, ye shall be purified in the third day, and in the seventh day, ye and your captivity.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:10-14

When thou shalt go forth to war against thine enemy, and Jehovah thy God gave him into thine hand, and thou didst take him captive,

Leviticus 25:44

And thy servant and thy maid which shall be to thee, from the nations which are round about you, from them ye shall buy servant and maid.

Deuteronomy 20:14

Only the women and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all its spoil thou shalt plunder to thyself: and eat thou the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God gave to thee.

2 Chronicles 28:8-10

And the sons of Israel will make captive from their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they plundered from them, and they will bring the spoil to Shomeron.

Isaiah 14:2

And peoples took them and brought them to their place, and the house of Israel inherited them upon the land of Jehovah for servants and for maids: and they were captives to those having been made captives, and they came down upon those pressing them.

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