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Numbers 31:53
(For every man of the army had taken goods for himself in the war.)
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Hebrew Names Version
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
King James Version
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
Lexham English Bible
The men of battle plundered each for himself.
The men of battle plundered each for himself.
English Standard Version
(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)
(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)
New Century Version
each soldier had taken something for himself.
each soldier had taken something for himself.
New English Translation
Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.
Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.
Amplified Bible
For the men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
For the men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
New American Standard Bible
The men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
The men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(For the men of warre had spoyled, euery man for him selfe)
(For the men of warre had spoyled, euery man for him selfe)
Legacy Standard Bible
The men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
The men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
Contemporary English Version
This did not include the things that the soldiers had kept for themselves.
This did not include the things that the soldiers had kept for themselves.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the soldiers had taken booty, every man for himself.
For the soldiers had taken booty, every man for himself.
Darby Translation
(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)
(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)
Easy-to-Read Version
The soldiers kept the rest of their share of the things they took in war.
The soldiers kept the rest of their share of the things they took in war.
George Lamsa Translation
(For the men of war had plundered every man for himself.)
(For the men of war had plundered every man for himself.)
Good News Translation
Those who were not officers kept the loot they had taken.
Those who were not officers kept the loot they had taken.
Christian Standard Bible®
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
Literal Translation
men of the army who had each taken spoil for himself.
men of the army who had each taken spoil for himself.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For loke what euery one had spoyled, that was his awne.
For loke what euery one had spoyled, that was his awne.
American Standard Version
(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(For the men of warre had spoyled, euery man for hym selfe.)
(For the men of warre had spoyled, euery man for hym selfe.)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.--
For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.--
King James Version (1611)
(For the men of warre had taken spoile, euery man for himselfe.)
(For the men of warre had taken spoile, euery man for himselfe.)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the men of war took plunder every one for himself.
For the men of war took plunder every one for himself.
English Revised Version
(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
(For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
Berean Standard Bible
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For that that ech man rauyschide in the prey, was his owne;
For that that ech man rauyschide in the prey, was his owne;
Young's Literal Translation
(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);
(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);
Update Bible Version
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
Webster's Bible Translation
([For] the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
([For] the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
World English Bible
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
([For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
New King James Version
(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
New Living Translation
All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.
All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.
New Life Bible
For the men of war had taken things from the battle, every man for himself.
For the men of war had taken things from the battle, every man for himself.
New Revised Standard
(The troops had all taken plunder for themselves.)
(The troops had all taken plunder for themselves.)
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The men of the host, had taken prey, each man for himself.
The men of the host, had taken prey, each man for himself.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For that which every one had taken in the booty was his own.
For that which every one had taken in the booty was his own.
Revised Standard Version
(The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
(The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
Contextual Overview
48 Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses, 49 And said to him, Your servants have taken note of the number of all the fighting-men under our orders, and every one is present; 50 And we have here an offering for the Lord from what every man took in the war, ornaments of gold, leg-chains and arm-rings, finger-rings, ear-rings, and neck-ornaments, to make our souls free from sin before the Lord. 51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, even all the worked ornaments. 52 And the gold which the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds gave, as an offering to be lifted up before the Lord, came to sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (For every man of the army had taken goods for himself in the war.) 54 Then Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold given by the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and took it into the Tent of meeting, to be a sign in memory of the children of Israel before the Lord.
Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 20:14
Cross-References
Genesis 11:31
And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.
And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.
Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.
And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.
Genesis 17:7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Genesis 28:13
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
Genesis 31:3
Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.
Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.
Genesis 31:4
And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.
And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.
Genesis 31:20
And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.
And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.
Genesis 31:23
And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.
And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:24
Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself. And which he kept for himself, and did not deliver in with the prey or booty, which was brought to Moses and Eleazar, the sum of which was taken by them; and this seems to confirm what has been hinted, that, as each soldier had taken spoil for himself, so everyone contributed his quota towards this freewill offering to the Lord.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This verse seems to imply that the soldiers, as distinct from the officers (compare Numbers 31:49), did not make any offering from their plunder. Of course besides the gold there would be much spoil of less precious materials; see Numbers 31:20, Numbers 31:22.
