| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 31:17:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֕הveataand now Numbers 31:17:2 ⧉הִרְג֥וּhirgukill Numbers 31:17:3 ⧉כָל־זָכָ֖רkolzakharevery male Numbers 31:17:4 ⧉בַּטָּ֑ףbatafamong the little ones Numbers 31:17:5 ⧉וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֗הvekolishaand every woman Numbers 31:17:6 ⧉יֹדַ֥עַתyodaatwho has known Numbers 31:17:7 ⧉אִ֛ישׁisha man Numbers 31:17:8 ⧉לְמִשְׁכַּ֥בlemishkavby lying with Numbers 31:17:9 ⧉זָכָ֖רzakhara male Numbers 31:17:10 ⧉הֲרֹֽגוּ׃harogukill |
| 17. Formal Translation And now, kill every male among the children, and every woman who has known a man by lying with a male—kill them. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation So now, kill every boy among the children, and every woman who has slept with a man—kill them too. |