King James Version
Numbers 31:11 in the King James Version says “And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.”
Numbers 31:11 · King James Version
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“both of men”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
“and of beasts”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
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