Numbers 31:7
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And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.

all

Deuteronomy 20:13,14 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword, . . .

Judges 21:11 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

1 Samuel 27:9 And David wasted all the land, and left neither man nor woman alive: and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achis.

1 Kings 11:15,16 For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, . . .

the male

Judges 6:1,2,33 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years, . . .

Context
Vengeance on Midian
6And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound. 7And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.8And their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, five princes of the nation: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:13
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

Judges 21:11
And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

1 Kings 11:15
For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

1 Kings 11:16
(For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,)

Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled.

Lexicon
Then they waged war
וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ (way·yiṣ·bə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6633: To wage war, serve

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Midian,
מִדְיָ֔ן (miḏ·yān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and killed
וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ (way·ya·har·ḡū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

male.
זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2145: Remembered, a male


Additional Translations
Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

And they set themselves in array against Madian, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and slew all the males.

And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

They warred against Midian, as Yahweh commanded Moses; and they killed every male.

And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;
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