But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves.
Parallel translations
- WEB But all the livestock, and the plunder of the cities, we took for plunder for ourselves.
- KJV But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
- BSB But all the livestock and plunder of the cities we carried off for ourselves.
- NASB But all the animals and the spoils of the cities we took as our plunder.
- NLT But we kept all the livestock for ourselves and took plunder from all the towns.
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Quick answer
Israel kept the livestock and plunder of the cities for themselves. It parallels the earlier provision from Sihon's spoil.
Overview
As before, the people retained the animals and goods while the inhabitants were devoted to destruction. This provision again shows God supplying His people on the way to their inheritance. The repeated pattern reinforces the unity of the two campaigns.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 2:35Only the livestock we took for plunder for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities which we had taken.
- Josh 8:27Israel took for themselves only the livestock and the goods of that city, according to Yahweh’s word which he commanded Joshua.
- Josh 11:11–14They struck all the souls who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed. He burned Hazor with fire.
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