Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they will go forth against Midian as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
New American Standard Bible
So they made war against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses, and
King James Version
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
Holman Bible
They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male.
International Standard Version
They fought against the Midianites just as the LORD had commanded Moses, killing every man.
A Conservative Version
And they warred against Midian as LORD commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
American Standard Version
And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
Amplified
They made war against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
Bible in Basic English
And they made war on Midian, as the Lord gave orders to Moses; and they put to death every male.
Darby Translation
And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and slew all the males.
King James 2000
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they fought against Midian just as Yahweh commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
Modern King James verseion
And they warred against the Midianites, as Jehovah commanded Moses. And they killed all the males.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and slew all the males.
NET Bible
They fought against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
New Heart English Bible
They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
The Emphasized Bible
So they made war upon Midian, as Yahweh had commanded Moses, and slew every male:
Webster
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
World English Bible
They warred against Midian, as Yahweh commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;
Themes
Canaan, land of » Miscellaneous topics » Wars of extermination waged against early inhabitants of
Extermination » Wars of extermination waged against early inhabitants of
Homicide » Justifiable, described as » Killing enemies in battle
Massacre » Instances of » Midianites
Midianites » With the moabites » Punished for seducing israel
Trumpet » Used for » Sounding for a memorial when the people went into battle
Interlinear
Tsavah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 31:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Campaign Against The Midianites
6 And Moses will send them a thousand for a tribe, to war, them and Phinehas, son of Eleazar the priest, to war, and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the signal in his hand. 7 And they will go forth against Midian as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they killed every male. 8 And they killed the kings of Midian upon those being slain: Evi and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: and they killed Balaam, son of Beor, with the sword.
Cross References
Judges 21:11
And this the word which ye shall do: every male and every woman knowing the bed of a male ye shall exterminate.
1 Kings 11:15-16
And it will be in David's being in Edom, and in Joab the chief of the army going up, he came to bury the slain, and he will strike every male in Edom;
1 Samuel 27:9
And David struck the land, and will not save alive a man and woman; and he took the sheep and oxen, and asses and camels, and garments, and he will turn back and come to Achish.
Deuteronomy 20:13-14
And Jehovah thy God gave it into thy hand, and thou didst cut off every one of its males by the mouth of the sword.
Judges 6:1-2
And the sons of Israel will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah will give them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Judges 6:33
And all Midian and Amalek, and the sons of the east were gathered together, and they will pass over and they will encamp in the valley of Jezreel.