Numbers 31:9

9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children, and they took all their flocks, herds, and goods.

Numbers 31:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:9

And the children of Israel took [all] the women of Midian
captives
The word "all" is not in the original text, nor should it be supplied; for if all had been taken, and carried captive, and put to death, as those were afterwards, how could there have been such an increase of the Midianites as there was in some time after this? see ( Judges 6:1-6 ) but the meaning is, that as many as fell into their hands they took and carried captive:

and their little ones;
both male and female:

and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks;
their oxen and their sheep, and also their asses, as appears by the following account:

and all their goods:
in their houses, their wealth and substance, gold, silver

Numbers 31:9 In-Context

7 They fought the Midianites as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed every Midianite man.

8 Among those they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.

9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children, and they took all their flocks, herds, and goods.

10 They burned all the Midianite towns where they had settled and all their camps,

11 but they took all the people and animals and goods.