Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and slew all the males.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will go forth against Midian as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
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.
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 sent them - a thousand of every tribe, with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest - to war, and the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow with, in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian among other that were slain; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba: five kings of Midian. And they slew Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
Cross References
Judges 21:11
And this is that ye shall do: utterly destroy all the males and the women that have lain by men."
1 Kings 11:15-16
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury them that were slain, he smote all the males in Edom -
1 Samuel 27:9
And David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive, and took the sheep, the oxen, the asses, camels, and clothes, and removed and came to Achish.
Deuteronomy 20:13-14
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sword,
Judges 6:1-2
And the children of Israel committed wickedness in the sight of the LORD. And the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Midianites seven years.
Judges 6:33
When all the Midianites, the Amalekites and they of the east were gathered together and had gone and pitched in the valley of Jezreel,