Numbers 31:7

NETBible

They fought against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male. 1 

NIV ©

They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man.

NASB ©

So they made war against Midian, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

NLT ©

They attacked Midian just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.

MSG ©

They attacked Midian, just as GOD had commanded Moses, and killed every last man.

BBE ©

And they made war on Midian, as the Lord gave orders to Moses; and they put to death every male.

NRSV ©

They did battle against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and killed every male.

NKJV ©

And they warred against the Midianites, just as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed all the males.

KJV
And they warred
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against the Midianites
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as the LORD
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commanded
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Moses
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and they slew
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all the males
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NASB ©
So they made
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war
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against
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Midian
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, just
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as the LORD
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had commanded
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Moses
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, and they killed
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every
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male
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.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
paretaxanto {V-AMI-3P} epi
<1909> 
PREP
madian
<3099> 
N-PRI
kaya
<2505> 
ADV
eneteilato
<1781> 
V-AMI-3S
kuriov
<2962> 
N-NSM
tw
<3588> 
T-DSM
mwush {N-DSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
apekteinan
<615> 
V-AAI-3P
pan
<3956> 
A-ASN
arsenikon {A-ASN}
NET [draft] ITL
They fought
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against
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the Midianites
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, as
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the Lord
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commanded
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Moses
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, and they killed
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every
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male
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.
HEBREW
rkz
<02145>
lk
<03605>
wgrhyw
<02026>
hsm
<04872>
ta
<0853>
hwhy
<03068>
hwu
<06680>
rsak
<0834>
Nydm
<04080>
le
<05921>
wabuyw (31:7)
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NETBible

They fought against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male. 1 

NET Notes

1 sn Many modern biblical scholars assume that this passage is fictitious. The text says that they killed every male, but Judges accounts for the Midianites. The texts can be harmonized rather simply – they killed every Midianite who was in the battle. Midianite tribes and cities dotted the whole region, but that does not mean Israel went and killed every single one of them. There apparently was a core of Midianites whom Balaam had influenced to pervert Israel.