The Meaning of Numbers 31:15 Explained

Numbers 31:15

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

YLT: And Moses saith unto them, 'Have ye kept alive every female?

Darby: and Moses said to them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 31:15?

MEANING: What does Numbers 31:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 31:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 31:15?

What is the context of Numbers 31:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Numbers 31:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 31:1-20 - The Destruction Of The Midianites

In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of God, and its preparation to become one of the greatest of spiritual forces. That process could only be a prolonged one. Only by slow degrees could the grossness of the period be eliminated. Our Lord distinctly said that certain things were allowed for a time because of the hardness of their hearts. See Matthew 19:8. Many times He made the clear distinction between what "they of old" had said and what He said. See Matthew 5:21; Matthew 5:27; Matthew 5:33; Matthew 5:38; Matthew 5:43. The highest law for dealing with our enemies is found in his teachings.

The first steps of purification had to do with the women who might introduce heathen vices into Israelite homes, and the leisurely dealing with spoils and captives, so that passion might have time to cool. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 31

¹ The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
¹³ Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
¹⁹ How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
²⁵ The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
⁴⁸ The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord

What do the individual words in Numbers 31:15 mean?

And said to them Moses have you kept alive all the women

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶׁ֑ה הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם כָּל־ נְקֵבָֽה

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מֹשֶׁ֑ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם	have you kept alive
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: חָיָה Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
נְקֵבָֽה	the women
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נְקֵבָה Sense: female.

What are the major concepts related to Numbers 31:15?

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