Numbers 31:7-18

Matthew(i) 7 And they warred agaynst the Madianites, as the Lord commaunded Moses, and slewe al the males. 8 And they slewe the kynges of Madian amonge other that were slayne: Eui, Rehem, zur, Hur & Reba: fyue kynges of Madian. And they slew Balaam the sonne of Beor with the swerde. 9 And the children of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners and their chyldren, and spoyled al theyr catel, their substance and their goodes. 10 And they burnt al their cities wherin they dwelt, and al their castels with fyre. 11 And they toke all the spoyle and al they coulde catche, both of men and beastes. 12 And they broughte the captyues and that which they had taken and all the spoyle vnto Moses and Eleazar the Preast and vnto the company of the children of Israel, euen vnto the hoste, in the feldes of Moab by Iordan nye to Iericho. 13 And Moses and Eleazar the Preast and al the Lordes of the congregacion went out of the hoste agaynst them. 14 And Moses was angrye with the offycers of the hoste, wyth the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes, whyche came from warre & battell, 15 and sayd vnto them: Haue ye saued the wemen alyue? 16 beholde these caused the chyldren of Israel thorow Balam, to commyt trespace agaynst the Lorde, by the reason of Peor, & there folowed a plage among the congregacion of the Lorde. 17 Now therfore slee al the men chyldren and the wemen that haue lien with men fleshlye: 18 But all the wemen chyldren that haue not lyen with men, kepe a lyue for your selues.