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Literal Standard Version

Numbers 31:27

and you have halved the prey between those handling the battle, who go out to the war, and 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;
King James Version (1611)
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.
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

25And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, 26"Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the congregation; 27and you have halved the prey between those handling the battle, who go out to the war, and all the congregation;28and you have raised a tribute to YHWH from the men of battle, who go out to the war, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the donkeys, and of the flock; 29you take from their half and have given [it] to Eleazar the priest [as] a raised-offering of YHWH. 30And from the sons of Israel's half you take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the donkeys, and of the flock, of all the livestock, and you have given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the Dwelling Place of YHWH." 31And Moses does—Eleazar the priest also—as YHWH has commanded Moses. 32And the prey, the remainder of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand of the flock; 33and seventy-two thousand of the herd; 34and sixty-one thousand donkeys;

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 the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.
Genesis 31:3
And YHWH says to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your family, and I am with you."
Genesis 31:5
and says to them, "I am beholding your father's face—that it is not toward me as before, and the God of my father has been with me,
Genesis 31:11
and the Messenger of God says to me in the dream, Jacob, and I say, Here I [am].
Genesis 31:14
And Rachel answers—Leah also—and says to him, "Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father?
Genesis 31:20
and Jacob deceives the heart of Laban the Aramean, because he has not declared to him that he is fleeing;
Genesis 31:21
and he flees, he and all that he has, and rises, and passes over the River, and sets his face [toward] the Mount of Gilead.
Genesis 31:23
and he takes his brothers with him, and pursues after him a journey of seven days, and overtakes him in the Mount of Gilead.
Genesis 31:26
And Laban says to Jacob, "What have you done that you deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?
Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answers and says to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest you violently take away your 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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