17. Now kill, therefore, every male among the children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.
18. But you may spare for yourselves all the girls who have not had sexual relations.
19. “Moreover, remain outside the camp for seven days; every one of you who has killed anyone or touched someone killed will purify yourselves on the third and on the seventh day—both you and your captives.
20. You will also purify every garment, every article of leather, everything made of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.”
21. Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had taken part in the battle: “This is the prescribed ritual which the Lord has commanded Moses:
22. gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin and lead—
23. whatever can stand fire—you shall put into the fire, that it may become clean; however, it must also be purified with water of purification. But whatever cannot stand fire you must put into the water.
24. On the seventh day you will wash your garments, and then you will again be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”