Commentary for Numbers 31:7
וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃
And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
Rabbeinu Bahya
ויהרגו כל זכר, “they killed every male,” i.e. the adults. The male children were part of the loot as per verse 9.
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