King James Version

Numbers 31:27

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:

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וְחָצִ֨יתָ֙vechatsitaand divideחָצָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and divide”, a completed action in a sequenceH2673to cut or split in two; to halvedivide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participleאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַhamalqochathe jawsמַלְקוֹחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the jaws”, the ordinary formH4455transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)booty, jaws, prey.בֵּ֚יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.תֹּפְשֵׂ֣יtofesecatchתָּפַשׂverb, qal, participle, construct — “catch”, a verb used as a describing wordH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe battleמִלְחָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).הַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhayotseimthe bring forthיָצָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לַצָּבָ֑אlatsavato armyצָבָאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).וּבֵ֖יןuveynand betweenבֵּיןconjunction, preposition — “and between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).הָעֵדָֽהhaedahthe assemblyעֵדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the assembly”, the ordinary formH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;

World English Bible

and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

Darby Translation

and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors that went out to battle, and the whole congregation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διελεῖτε τὰ σκῦλα ἀναμέσον τῶν πολεμιστῶν τῶν ἐκπεπορευμένων εἰς τὴν παράταξιν, καὶ ἀναμέσον πάσης συναγωγῆς.