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Numbers 31:14–15

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And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
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From verse 14

  1. 1 Kings 20:42Rank 1 from verse 14
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    42And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

  2. 1 Samuel 15:13–14Rank 2 from verse 14
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    13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

    14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

  3. 2 Kings 13:19Rank 3 from verse 14
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    19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

  4. Ephesians 4:26Rank 4 from verse 14
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  5. Exodus 32:19Rank 5 from verse 14
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    19¶ And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

  6. Exodus 32:22Rank 6 from verse 14
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    22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

  7. Leviticus 10:16Rank 7 from verse 14
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    16¶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

  8. Numbers 12:3Rank 8 from verse 14
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    3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  9. Numbers 31:48Rank 9 from verse 14
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    48¶ And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

From verse 15

  1. 1 Samuel 15:3Rank 1 from verse 15
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    3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

  2. Deuteronomy 2:34Rank 2 from verse 15
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    34And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:

  3. Jeremiah 48:10Rank 3 from verse 15
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    10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

  4. Deuteronomy 20:13Rank 4 from verse 15
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    13And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

  5. Deuteronomy 20:16–18Rank 5 from verse 15
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    16But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

    17But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:

    18That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God.

  6. Ezekiel 9:6Rank 6 from verse 15
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    6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

  7. Joshua 10:40Rank 7 from verse 15
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    40¶ So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

  8. Joshua 11:14Rank 8 from verse 15
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    14And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

  9. Joshua 6:21Rank 9 from verse 15
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    21And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

  10. Joshua 8:25Rank 10 from verse 15
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    25And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.

  11. Psalms 137:8–9Rank 11 from verse 15
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    8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

    9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

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Numbers 31:14

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host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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battle

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1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.

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Numbers 31:15

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

alive

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Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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31:13¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

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31:15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

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31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

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

31:19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

31:20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

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