Numbers 31:53

53 Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

Numbers 31:53 in Other Translations

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

53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)

53 All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.

53 all donated by the soldiers who had taken the booty.

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

53 Each soldier kept his own loot.

53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

53 Each soldier had taken things from the battle for himself.

Numbers 31:53 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:53

For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.
] And which he kept for himself, and did not deliver in with the prey or booty, which was brought to Moses and Eleazar, the sum of which was taken by them; and this seems to confirm what has been hinted, that, as each soldier had taken spoil for himself, so everyone contributed his quota towards this freewill offering to the Lord.

Numbers 31:53 In-Context

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold—all the crafted articles.

52 All the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds that Moses and Eleazar presented as a gift to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.

53 Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

54 Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 34:29; Deuteronomy 20:14