11. And they took all the spoil and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
12. Then they brought the captives, the prey, and the spoil to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the congregation of the Israelites at the camp on the plains of Moab by Jordan at Jericho.
13. Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes or leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
14. But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, who served in the war.
15. And Moses said to them, Have you let all the women live?
16. Behold, these caused the Israelites by the counsel of Balaam to trespass and act treacherously against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and so a [smiting] plague came among the congregation of the Lord. [Num. 25:1-9; 31:8.]
17. Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who is not a virgin.