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Numbers 31:53 Cross-References
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“( For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)”
Numbers 31:53 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 31:53
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)—The parenthetical clarification distinguishes between spoil (בָּזָז bazaz, plunder) kept by individual soldiers 'every man for himself' (אִישׁ לוֹ ish lo) and the officers' voluntary thanksgiving offering. While soldiers retained personal plunder (gold, clothing, livestock from v.32-47), officers gave above-and-beyond offerings from their leadership portions.This verse establishes biblical pattern for giving: ordinary provision for personal need + extraordinary generosity from abundance. Jesus commended the widow's sacrificial two mi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 31:53
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“and the little ones”
“over and above the booty which the men of war took”