Deuteronomy 3:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But we kept all the livestock and everything valuable from the cities for ourselves as plunder.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is explaining that the Israelites took the animals and valuable goods from the conquered cities as their own possessions.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Moses recounting Israel's military victories east of the Jordan River, specifically their conquest of King Og of Bashan. In ancient warfare, it was common practice for victorious armies to take livestock, goods, and valuables from defeated cities as spoils of war. This plunder would help sustain the Israelite community as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.

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