King James Version

Deuteronomy 3:7

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.

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וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַבְּהֵמָ֛הhabhemahthe 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.וּשְׁלַ֥לushelaland 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.בַּזּ֥וֹנוּbazonvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.לָֽנוּlanvtoלָֽנוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

and all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we have spoiled for ourselves.

World English Bible

But all the livestock, and the plunder of the cities, we took for plunder for ourselves.

Darby Translation

But all the cattle and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves.

Douay-Rheims

But the cattle and the spoils of the cities we took for our prey.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and all the cattle; and we took for a prey to ourselves the spoil of the cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη· καὶ τὰ σκῦλα τῶν πόλεων ἐπρονομεύσαμεν ἑαυτοῖς.

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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