King James Version

Numbers 31:53

(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

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אַנְשֵׁי֙anshea certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…הַצָּבָ֔אhatsavathe armyצָבָאdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the 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).בָּזְז֖וּbazezvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

( For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

Young’s Literal Translation

(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);

World English Bible

The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.

Darby Translation

(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)

Douay-Rheims

For that which every one had taken in the booty was his own.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the men of war took plunder every one for himself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ πολεμισταὶ ἐπρονόμευσαν ἕκαστος ἑαυτῷ.