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Deuteronomy 3:7

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But all the livestock and plunder of the cities we carried off for ourselves.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 7

Moses, in this chapter, relates, I. The conquest of Og, king of Bashan, and the seizing of his country (Deu 3:1-11). II. The distribution of these new conquests to the two tribes and a half (Deu 3:12-17). Under certain provisos and limitations (Deu 3:18-20). III. The encouragement given to Joshua to carry on the war which was so gloriously begun (Deu 3:21, Deu 3:22). IV. Moses's request to go over into Canaan (Deu 3:23-25), with the denial of that request, but the grant of an equivalent (Deu 3:26, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 7

בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, H929) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) שָׁלָל (shâlâl, H7998) — booty עִיר (ʻîyr, H5892) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere… בָּזַז (bâzaz, H962) — to plunder

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Deuteronomy 2:35rank 3

We carried off for ourselves only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we captured.

Joshua 8:27rank 2

Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

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