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27 then divide the spoils[a] between the warriors who went on the campaign and the whole community.

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  1. 31:27 Divide the spoils: for a similar division of the plunder into two equal parts, between those who engaged in the battle and those who stayed with the baggage, cf. 1 Sm 30:24. But note that here the tax on the plunder of the noncombatants is ten times as much as that on the soldiers’ plunder.

27 Divide(A) the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

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