They dedicated some of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of Yahweh.

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

Soon after, the Arabs returned to Syria after collecting a sufficiently large amount of booty.

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Had this not been decreed by God in advance , you would have suffered a grievous punishment for what you took ( as booty ) .

Had Allah not pre destined a matter then , O Muslims , a terrible punishment would have come upon you due to the ransom you took from the disbelievers .

Had it not been for a prior prescription from God , there had afflicted you , for what you took , a mighty chastisement .

Were it not that a writ had already gone forth from Allah , there would surely have touched you a mighty torment for that which ye took

Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah , a severe torment would have touched you for what you took .

Were it not for a predetermined decree from God , an awful punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken .

Had there not been a previous decree from Allah , a stern punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken .

Had it not been for an ordinance of Allah which had gone before , an awful doom had come upon you on account of what ye took .

Had it not been for a prior decree of Allah , surely there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you took .

Had there not been a previous writing from Allah , you would have been afflicted by a mighty punishment .

If not for a decree from Allah that preceded , you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment .

( Had you taken captives ) before being allowed by God 's revelations , a great torment would have struck you for what you had done .

Were it not for an ordinance from Allah that had already gone forth , surely there would have befallen you a great chastisement for what you had taken to .

Had it not been for a writ from God that had already gone forth , you would have been severely punished on account of what you took .

Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah , a severe penalty would have reached you for the ( ransom ) that ye took .

It was assumed that those were unaffected by the war and remained in force, and many decisions rendered by British and other prize courts turned upon them.

But now use such of the spoils as are lawful and good , and fear God , for God is forgiving and kind .

Therefore benefit from the booty you have received , lawful and good and keep fearing Allah indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving , Most Merciful .

Eat of what you have taken as booty , such as is lawful and good and fear you God surely God is All forgiving , All compassionate .

Eat ye then of that which ye have obtained of spoi1 , lawful and clean , fear Allah verily Allah is Forgiving , Merciful

So enjoy what you have gotten of booty in war , lawful and good , and be afraid of Allah . Certainly , Allah is Oft Forgiving , Most Merciful .

So consume what you have gained , legitimate and wholesome and remain conscious of God . God is Forgiving and Merciful .

So eat that which you have obtained for it is lawful and clean and fear Allah . Surely Allah is Ever Forgiving , Most Merciful .

Now enjoy what ye have won , as lawful and good , and keep your duty to Allah . Lo !

Avail yourselves of the spoils you have taken as lawful and good , and be wary of Allah . Indeed Allah is all forgiving , all merciful .

Eat of what you have taken from the spoils such is lawful and good , and fear Allah . Allah is Forgiving and Most Merciful .

So consume what you have taken of war booty as being lawful and good , and fear Allah . Indeed , Allah is Forgiving and Merciful .

Use what you have acquired ( from the battle ) as your own good , lawful property . Have fear of God He is All forgiving and All merciful .

Eat then of the lawful and good ( things ) which you have acquired in war , and be careful of ( your duty to ) Allah surely Allah is Forgiving , Merciful .

So eat of that which you have gained in war as lawful and good , and fear God . Surely , God is most forgiving and merciful .

But ( now ) enjoy what ye took in war , lawful and good but fear Allah for Allah is Oft forgiving , Most Merciful .

This antiquated international spoils system is a leftover of the post World War II order, in which the victorious powers divided the leading positions in the world economic institutions among themselves.

The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 regulating the conduct of war were treated as in force during the First World War many Prize Court decisions, as well as the Declaration of Paris of 1856, gave effect to these Conventions.

Remember , when you were few and powerless in the land , afraid of despoliation at the hands of men . But then God sheltered and helped you to strength , and provided for you good things that you may perhaps be grateful .

And remember when you were only a few and meek in the land , and feared that men may snatch you away He therefore gave you refuge and strengthened you with His help , and gave you good things as sustenance , so that you may be thankful .

And remember when you were few and abased in the land , and were fearful that the people would snatch you away but He gave you refuge , and confirmed you with His help , and provided you with the good things , that haply you might be thankful .

And remember what time ye were few and downtrodden in the land fearing that the people would snatch you away then He gave you refuge and strengthened you with His succour , and provided you with good things that haply ye might return thanks .

And remember when you were few and were reckoned weak in the land , and were afraid that men might kidnap you , but He provided a safe place for you , strengthened you with His Help , and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful .

And remember when you were few , oppressed in the land , fearing that people may capture you but He sheltered you , and supported you with His victory , and provided you with good things so that you may be thankful .

And recall when you were few in numbers and deemed weak in the land , fearful lest people do away with you . Then He provided you refuge , strengthened you with His help , and provided you sustenance with good things that you may be grateful .