Numbers
Numbers 31:17–18
17So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man, 18but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
Word by word
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Numbers 31:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So now | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| kill | הִרְג֥וּ | hir·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the boys | זָכָ֖ר | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
| as well as | הֲרֹֽגוּ׃ | hă·rō·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| woman | אִשָּׁ֗ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| who has had relations with | יֹדַ֥עַת | yō·ḏa·‘aṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3045 know |
| a man | זָכָ֖ר | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
Numbers 31:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but spare | הַחֲי֖וּ | ha·ḥă·yū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H2421 live |
| for yourselves | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| every | וְכֹל֙ | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| girl | הַטַּ֣ף | haṭ·ṭap̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2945 children |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| has never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| had relations | יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| with a man | זָכָ֑ר | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 31:17 Deuteronomy 20:16–18 · Judges 21:11–12 · Deuteronomy 7:2
Numbers 31:18 Deuteronomy 21:10–14 · Deuteronomy 20:14 · Leviticus 25:44 · 2 Chronicles 28:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.