Numbers Chapter 31 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Numbers 31:18

But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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BBE Numbers 31:18

But all the female children who have had no sex relations with men, you may keep for yourselves.
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DARBY Numbers 31:18

but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
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KJV Numbers 31:18

But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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WBT Numbers 31:18

But all the female children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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WEB Numbers 31:18

But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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YLT Numbers 31:18

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - Keep alive for yourselves, i.e., for domestic slaves in the first instance. Subsequently no doubt many of them became inferior wives of their masters, or were married to their sons. Infants were probably put to death with their mothers.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Keep alive for yourselves.--The Israelites were allowed to make slaves of their captives. Shortly after the capture of these Midianitish women, and, it may be, as arising out of it, the law concerning marriage with captives was enacted. (See Deuteronomy 21:10-14.)