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

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

Behold, 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.(Numbers 31:16)

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

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

And 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.(Numbers 31:19)

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

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Numbers 31:17 - Cross Reference

And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. (Judges 21:11)

But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: (Deuteronomy 20:16)

And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them: (Deuteronomy 7:2)