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Numbers 31:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 31:9

Verse 9 of 54

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And the children of Israel took [all] the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

Numbers 31:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 31:9

Theological / Devotional

Took all the women. It was an ancient custom to slay the men but not the women and children (Gen. 34:25; 1 Kings 11:16). The law of God later required, in certain instances, simply the slaying of the males, in other instances, the slaying of the whole population (Deut. 20:13, 14, 16).

Cattle. The word thus translated is from the verb “to be tongue-tied,” “to be dumb.” It often includes all the larger domesticated animals. The Midianites were famous for their camels (Judges 6:5), which are not mentioned separately here (see Ex. 9:25; 12:12; Ps. 135:8; Jer. 50:3).

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