Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You are to allow the young women who haven't yet had sexual relations with a man to live for yourselves."
New American Standard Bible
But all the
King James Version
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Holman Bible
but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not had sexual relations.
A Conservative Version
But all the women-children, who have not known man by laying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
American Standard Version
But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Amplified
But all the young girls who have not known a man intimately, keep alive for yourselves [to marry].
Bible in Basic English
But all the female children who have had no sex relations with men, you may keep for yourselves.
Darby Translation
but all the children among the women that have not known lying with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
Julia Smith Translation
And all the little ones among the women who knew not the bed of a male, preserve ye alive for yourselves.
King James 2000
But all the young girls, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But all the females who have not {had sexual intercourse with a man}, keep alive for yourselves.
Modern King James verseion
But all the female children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But all the women-children that have not lain with men, keep alive for yourselves.
NET Bible
But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours.
New Heart English Bible
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
The Emphasized Bible
But all the young of womankind that hay, not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.
Webster
But all the female children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
World English Bible
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.
Interlinear
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 31:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Army Returns
17 You are to kill every male child and every woman who has had sexual relations with a man. 18 You are to allow the young women who haven't yet had sexual relations with a man to live for yourselves." 19 "Now you are to stay outside the camp for seven days, after which any of you who has killed a person or touched someone who was killed may purify yourselves on the third day. You and your captives will be pure on the seventh day.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:10-14
"If you go to battle against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your control, you may take some prisoners captive.
Leviticus 25:44
"As for your male and maid slaves who will be with you, you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations.
Deuteronomy 20:14
The women, children, all the livestock in the city, and all of the spoil and plunder will belong to you. Appropriate the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God will give you.
2 Chronicles 28:8-10
The Israelis carried away 200,000 women, sons, and daughters from among their own relatives. They also took a great deal of plunder, and brought it all to Samaria.
Isaiah 14:2
Many nations will take them and bring them to their land and their own place. The house of Israel will put those nations to conscripted labor in the LORD's land. They will take captive those who were their captors, and will rule continually over those who oppressed them.