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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Numbers 31:27

And diuide the pray into two parts, betweene them that tooke the warre vpon them, who went out to battell, and betweene all the Congregation.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Priest;   Spoils;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Heave-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Midianites;   Spoil;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Number Systems and Number Symbolism;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - War;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Priest;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Booty;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Number;   Skill;   Slave;   Tax;   War;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priestly Code;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
King James Version
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Lexham English Bible
divide the war-booty between those who engaged in the war, who went out to the battle, and all the community.
English Standard Version
and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
New Century Version
Then divide those possessions between the soldiers who went to war and the rest of the people.
New English Translation
Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war—who went out to battle—and the other for all the community.
Amplified Bible
"Divide the spoil into two [equal] parts between those who were involved in the war, that is, those who went out to battle and all [the rest of] the congregation.
New American Standard Bible
and divide the spoils between the warriors who went to battle and all the congregation.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And deuide the praye betweene the souldiers that went to the warre, and all the Congregation.
Legacy Standard Bible
and divide the loot between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
Complete Jewish Bible
and divide the booty into two parts: half for the experienced soldiers who went out to battle, and half for the rest of the community.
Darby Translation
and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then divide these things between the soldiers who went to war and the rest of the Israelites.
George Lamsa Translation
And divide the booty into two parts; between the men of war who went out to battle and between all the congregation;
Good News Translation
Divide what was taken into two equal parts, one part for the soldiers and the other part for the rest of the community.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community.
Literal Translation
And you shall divide the prey between those skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and geue ye halfe vnto those that toke the warre vpon them, and wente out to the battayll, and ye other halfe to the congregacion.
American Standard Version
and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
Bible in Basic English
And let division be made of it into two parts, one for the men of war who went out to the fight, and one for all the people:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And deuide the pray into two partes, betweene them that toke the warre vpon them and went out to battayle, and all the congregation.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors that went out to battle, and the whole congregation.
English Revised Version
and divide the prey into two parts; between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation:
Berean Standard Bible
Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt departe euenli the prey bytwixe hem that fouyten and yeden out to batel, and bitwixe al the multitude.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;
Update Bible Version
and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
Webster's Bible Translation
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
World English Bible
and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
New King James Version
and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
New Living Translation
Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people.
New Life Bible
Divide what was taken between the men of war who went to battle and all the people.
New Revised Standard
Divide the booty into two parts, between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and divide the booty into two parts, between them who took upon them the war, who went out in the host, - and all the rest of the assembly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude.
Revised Standard Version
and divide the booty into two parts, between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and divide the booty between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.

Contextual Overview

25 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 26 Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation: 27 And diuide the pray into two parts, betweene them that tooke the warre vpon them, who went out to battell, and betweene all the Congregation. 28 And leuie a tribute vnto the Lord of the men of warre which went out to battell: one soule of fiue hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeues, and of the asses, and of the sheepe. 29 Take it of their halfe, and giue it vnto Eleazar the Priest, for an heaue offering of the Lord. 30 And of the children of Israels halfe, thou shalt take one portion of fiftie, of the persons, of the beeues, of the asses, and of the flockes, of all maner of beasts, and giue them vnto the Leuites, which keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the Priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 And the bootie being the rest of the pray which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand, and seuenty thousand, and fiue thousand sheepe, 33 And threescore and twelue thousand beeues, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

two parts: Joshua 22:8, 1 Samuel 30:4, 1 Samuel 30:24, 1 Samuel 30:25, Psalms 68:12

Cross-References

Genesis 4:21
And his brothers name was Iubal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ.
Genesis 31:3
And the LORD said vnto Iacob, Returne vnto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I wil be with thee.
Genesis 31:5
And said vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not toward mee as before: but the God of my father hath bene with me.
Genesis 31:11
And the Angel of God spake vnto me in a dreame, saying, Iacob; And I said, Here am I.
Genesis 31:14
And Rachel and Leah answered, and said vnto him; Is there yet any portion or inheritance for vs in our fathers house?
Genesis 31:20
And Iacob stale away vnawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis 31:21
So hee fled with all that hee had, and he rose vp and passed ouer the Riuer, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Genesis 31:23
And hee tooke his brethren with him, and pursued after him seuen dayes iourney, and they ouertooke him in the mount Gilead.
Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Iacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stollen away vnawares to me, and caried away my daughters, as captiues taken with the sword?
Genesis 31:31
And Iacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peraduenture thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And divide the prey into two parts,.... Into two equal parts, both the number of the people and of the cattle, when taken:

between them that took the war upon them, and went out to battle; the soldiers; and by this it appears that they went voluntarily and cheerfully:

and between all the congregation; so that the part of them that went to battle, and of those that stayed in the camp, were alike, and which in process of time became a statute and ordinance, 1 Samuel 30:24.


 
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