“Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.”
Only the livestock we took for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities we took for ourselves -- the spoil (cattle, goods) becomes Israel's. Yet even here, the distinction is made: the people are banned (cherem), but animals and goods are kept. This partial restraint within total destruction suggests that not all spoil is equally forbidden.
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