Protestantism
English
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.1
- him: Heb. a male
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;
And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,
Now therefore, slay all the males among the children, and kill all the women that haue knowen man by carnall copulation.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
So now put every male child to death, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man.
So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that has known a man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Now kill every male among the little children, and kill every woman who has ⌞had sexual intercourse with a man⌟.1
- Literally “who has known the bed of a male”
And now kill every male among the infants; yea, you shall kill every woman having known a man by lying with a male.
And now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.1
- him: Heb. a male.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,—every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.1
- him: Heb. a male
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.
Catholicism
English
Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.
Therefore, put to death all of them: whatever is of the male sex, even among the little ones, and cut the throats of those women who have known men by sexual relations.1
- 31:17Of children: Women and children, ordinarily speaking, were not to be killed in war, Deut. 20.14. But the great Lord of life and death was pleased to order it otherwise in the present case, in detestation of the wickedness of this people, who by the counsel of Balaam, had sent their women among the Israelites on purpose to draw them from God.(Challoner)