Numbers 31:18 Go deeper

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

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וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 1

הַטַּ֣ףha.Tafthe little one[s]

Lemma: טַף (taph) · Strong's: H2945

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: child

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 45:19, Genesis 46:5, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2945; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 2

בַּנָּשִׁ֔יםba.na.Shimamong the women

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 3

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 4

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 5

יָדְע֖וּya.de.'Uthey have known

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 6

מִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.Kavlying of

Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bed

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 7

זָכָ֑רza.Khara male

Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: male

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 8

הַחֲי֖וּha.cha.Yupreserve alive

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Numbers 31:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

but spare	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
for yourselves	→
every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
girl	→	טַף H2945 child
. . .	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
has never	→	לֹא H3808 not
had relations	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed
with a man	→	זָכָר H2145 male

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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