and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.
Parallel translations
- WEB and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
- KJV And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
- NKJV and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately.
- NASB and of captive people, of the women who had not known a man intimately, in all were thirty-two thousand people.
- NLT and 32,000 virgin girls.
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Quick answer
The captives numbered thirty-two thousand young women who had not known a man.
Overview
The count of spared young women completes the census of the plunder. These were the captives kept alive according to Moses' earlier instruction. The careful record reflects the orderly and just handling of all that was taken in the campaign.
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