Numbers 31:9

9 The People of Israel took the Midianite women and children captive and took all their animals and herds and goods as plunder.

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 attacked Midian, just as God had commanded Moses, and killed every last man.

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

9 The People of Israel took the Midianite women and children captive and took all their animals and herds and goods as plunder.

10 They burned to the ground all the towns in which Midianites lived and also their tent camps.

11 They looted and plundered everything and everyone - stuff and people and animals.