'Little' in the Bible

Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones.

The sons of Israel captured the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods they plundered.

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.

Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

but we ourselves will be armed ready to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”

Our little ones, our wives, our livestock and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;