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Numbers Chapter 31 verse 27 Holy Bible

ASV Numbers 31:27

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
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BBE Numbers 31:27

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:
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DARBY Numbers 31:27

and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.
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KJV Numbers 31:27

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:
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WBT Numbers 31:27

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:
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WEB Numbers 31:27

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
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YLT Numbers 31:27

and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 27. - Divide the prey into two parts. This division was founded roughly upon the equity of the case; on the one hand, all Israel had suffered from Midian; on the other, only the twelve thousand had risked their lives to smite Midian. For the application of a like principle to other cases see Joshua 22:8; 1 Samuel 30:24; 2 Macc. 8:28, 30.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) And divide the prey into two parts . . . --It was reasonable that those who had encountered the perils and hardships of the war should receive a larger share of the spoil than those who had remained in the camp. It was equally reasonable that the latter should not be left without some substantial benefit from the victory miraculously achieved over the enemies of the Lord and of His people. A similar direction is found in Joshua 22:8 in regard to the division of spoil taken from enemies, but no general ordinance appears to have been made in regard to the division of the spoils of war until the time of David. (See 1Samuel 30:24-25.)