King James Version
Numbers 31:27 in the King James Version says “And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all th...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Numbers 31:27 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: that: Heb. of the captivity
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:
And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“between them that took”
H8610to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
“upon them who went out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“to battle”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and between all the congregation”
H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
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