Numbers 31:9 BSB — MannaFest

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18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ	vai.yish.Bu	and they took captive	H7617 →
בְנֵי־	ve.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נְשֵׁ֥י	ne.Shei	[the] women of	H802 →
מִדְיָ֖ן	mid.Yan	Midian	H4080 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
טַפָּ֑ם	ta.Pam	little one[s] their	H2945 →
וְאֵ֨ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
בְּהֶמְתָּ֧ם	be.hem.Tam	cattle their	H929 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
מִקְנֵהֶ֛ם	mik.ne.Hem	livestock their	H4735 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
חֵילָ֖ם	chei.Lam	wealth their	H2428 →
בָּזָֽזוּ׃	ba.Za.zu	they plundered	H962 →

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Deuteronomy 20:14
But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.
leads to
- Joshua 8:2
  And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind…
- Joshua 22:8
  saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”
- Romans 8:37
  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Through
2 Chronicles 28:5
So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king…
leads to
- Isaiah 7:1
  Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son…
- 2 Kings 16:5–6
  Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
- 2 Chronicles 24:24
  Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was…
- 2 Chronicles 36:5
  Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Chronicles 14:15They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 28:5So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.2 Chronicles 28:8–10Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.Deuteronomy 20:14But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.Numbers 31:15–16“Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.Joshua 11:14The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

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