Números 31:15

15 “Vocês deixaram todas as mulheres vivas?”, perguntou-lhes.

Números 31:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:15

And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all the women alive?
] Which either had been reported to him, or he concluded, by seeing so many with them; and this question is put, not for information, but by way of reproof, and as chiding them for what they had done; for they might have received orders from him to put them to death, when he sent them out; and if so, there was the more reason to be angry with them; or he might conclude they would have done this of themselves, knowing what instruments of mischief these women had been to Israel.

Números 31:15 In-Context

13 Moisés, o sacerdote Eleazar e todos os líderes da comunidade saíram para recebê-los fora do acampamento.

14 Mas Moisés indignou-se contra os oficiais do exército que voltaram da guerra, os líderes de milhares e os líderes de centenas.

15 “Vocês deixaram todas as mulheres vivas?”, perguntou-lhes.

16 “Foram elas que seguiram o conselho de Balaão e levaram Israel a ser infiel ao SENHOR no caso de Peor, de modo que uma praga feriu a comunidade do SENHOR.

17 Agora matem todos os meninos. E matem também todas as mulheres que se deitaram com homem,