But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
Deuteronomy 3:7 belongs to the account of Israel's conquest of Bashan, when its fortified cities were taken and its giant king, Og, was defeated. The cities of Bashan form the immediate setting, with their conquest preceding the action described in the verse. After that victory, Israel kept for themselves all the cattle and the other spoil taken from those cities. The taking was for their own use as prey, following directly upon the conquest.
Deuteronomy 3:7 belongs to the account of Israel's conquest of Bashan, when its fortified cities were taken and its giant king, Og, was defeated. The cities of Bashan form the immediate setting, with their conquest preceding the action described in the verse. After that victory, Israel kept for themselves all the cattle and the other spoil taken from those cities. The taking was for their own use as prey, following directly upon the conquest.