1-Samuel - 17:53



53 The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 17:53.

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And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp.
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.
And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.
and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.
Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.
And the sons of Israel, returning after they had pursued the Philistines, invaded their camp.

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And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines,.... The remainder that escaped having got into their fortified cities:
and they spoiled their tents; which they left in their camp, all their armour, goods, money, and provisions, they found there, they seized upon as their prey and booty; these they did not stay to meddle with as soon as the Philistines fled, but first pursued them, and slew as many of them as they could, and then returned to the spoil; which was wisely done.

After returning from the pursuit of the flying foe, the Israelites plundered the camp of the Philistines. אהרי דּלק, to pursue hotly, as in Genesis 31:36.

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