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Deuteronomy 2:35

In Deuteronomy 2 of Deuteronomy.

Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.

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רַ֥קraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.הַבְּהֵמָ֖הhabhemahthe beastבְּהֵמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.בָּזַ֣זְנוּbazaznvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.לָ֑נוּlanvtoלָ֑נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toוּשְׁלַ֥לushelaland preyשָׁלָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and prey”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7998bootyprey, spoil.הֶעָרִ֖יםhearimthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לָכָֽדְנוּlakhadenvcatchלָכַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

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American Standard Version (1901)

only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

Young’s Literal Translation

only, the cattle we have spoiled for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we have captured.

World English Bible

Only the livestock we took for plunder for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities which we had taken.

Darby Translation

Only the cattle we took as booty for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.

Douay-Rheims

Except the cattle which came to the share of them that took them: and the spoils of the cities, which we took:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Only we took the cattle captive, and took the spoil of the cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν τὰ κτήνη ἐπρονομεύσαμεν, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα τῶν πόλεων ἐλάβομεν

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