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החייתם כל נקבה. הטעם אפי' אחת וכן אין כל ויתכן להיות כמשמעו כי כל נקבה החיו ורבים כן: HAVE YE SAVED ALL THE WOMEN ALIVE. The meaning of kol nekevah (all the women) is, even one woman.16In other words, the word kol (all) sometimes means a part of. En kol (had nothing)17It does not mean did not have anything, for he had a lamb. We thus see that the word kol does not always mean all things. (II Sam. 12:3)18The reference is to a poor person who had only a lamb. is similar. It is also possible that have ye saved all the women alive is to be taken literally, for they kept all the females alive. There are many such instances.19Where a rhetorical question is raised.