KJV King James Version
And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
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1 Chronicles 5:21
And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,
WEB World English Bible
They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
ASV American Standard Version
And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they take captive their cattle, of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of human beings a hundred thousand;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 5
18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, [were] four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
22 For there fell down many slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
24 And these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers.
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וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּH7617 · sha.vahto take captiveמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םH4735 · miq.nehlivestockגְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םH1581 · ga.malcamelחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyאֶ֙לֶף֙H505 · e.lephthousandוְצֹ֗אןH6629 · tsonflockמָאתַ֤יִםH3967 · me.ahhundredוַחֲמִשִּׁים֙H2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyאֶ֔לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםH2543 · cha.mordonkeyאַלְפָּ֑יִםH505 · e.lephthousandוְנֶ֥פֶשׁH5315 · ne.pheshsoulאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanמֵ֥אָהH3967 · me.ahhundredאָֽלֶף׃H505 · e.lephthousand
Cross-references
Numbers 31:35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.Revelation 18:13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
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