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Numbers 31:53

51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

52 All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.

Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

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BSB
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
KJV
( For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
WEB
The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
ASV
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
DARBY
(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)
BLB
The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.
ÅB
Men stridsmennene hadde og hver for seg vunnet bytte.
OTB
Hver soldat hadde tatt sin egen del av byttet.
B1930
Men stridsmennene hadde og hver for sig vunnet bytte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 20:14

    But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.

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  • Numbers 31:32

    and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,

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