Numberi 31:9

9 Maar de kinderen Israels namen de vrouwen der Midianieten, en hun kinderkens gevangen; zij roofden ook al hun beesten, en al hun vee, en al hun vermogen.

Numberi 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

Numberi 31:9 In-Context

7 En zij streden tegen de Midianieten, gelijk als de HEERE Mozes geboden had, en zij doodden al wat mannelijk was.

8 Daartoe doodden zij boven hun verslagenen, de koningen der Midianieten, Evi, en Rekem, en Zur, en Hur, en Reba, vijf koningen der Midianieten; ook doodden zij met het zwaard Bileam, den zoon van Beor.

9 Maar de kinderen Israels namen de vrouwen der Midianieten, en hun kinderkens gevangen; zij roofden ook al hun beesten, en al hun vee, en al hun vermogen.

10 Voorts al hun steden met hun woonplaatsen, en al hun burchten verbrandden zij met vuur.

11 En zij namen al den roof, en al den buit, van mensen en van beesten.