Numbers 31:53

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[( For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

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Deut 20:14 : 14 but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
Num 31:32 : 32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 31:11-12
2 verses
79%
11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
12And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
Num 31:49-52
4 verses
79%
49and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50And we have brought Jehovah's oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
Num 31:26-30
5 verses
79%
26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
27and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
29take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering.
30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, [even] of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
Num 31:54
78%
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.
Num 31:41-42
2 verses
75%
41And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah's heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred
Deut 3:7
74%
7But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.
Num 31:32
74%
32Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
Num 31:9
73%
9And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
Deut 2:35
72%
35only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.
Num 31:2-5
4 verses
72%
2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.
4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Judg 8:25
72%
25And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
2 Chr 28:14
72%
14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.
Deut 20:14
71%
14but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
Gen 34:29
71%
29and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.
Num 31:47
71%
47even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Josh 22:8
70%
8and spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
Josh 8:27
70%
27Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua.
Exod 32:27
70%
27And he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
1 Sam 30:24
70%
24And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
Num 31:7
70%
7And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
1 Sam 17:53
69%
53And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
Exod 25:3
69%
3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,
1 Sam 30:20
69%
20And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Num 7:5
69%
5Take it of them, that they may be [used] in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
Num 3:49-50
2 verses
69%
49And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
50from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Num 31:21
69%
21And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:
1 Chr 26:27
69%
27Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah.
Exod 3:22
69%
22but every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.
Judg 5:30
69%
30Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?
2 Chr 20:25
69%
25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.
Exod 12:35
69%
35And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
Num 5:10
69%
10And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.