Numbers 32

Numbers · Chapter 32

Numbers 32:20

1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;2The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,4Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:5Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.10And the LORD’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,11Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:12Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.13And the LORD’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.15For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:17But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,21And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,22And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:30But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.32We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.33And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,36And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,38And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

King James Version (1769)

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VerseKJVBSBASV
20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai-YO-merH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a-lei-HEMH0413
to(wards)

אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo-SHEHH4872
Moses

מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10; son of: Amram (H6019) and Jochebed (H3115); brother of: Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813); married to Zipporah (H6855); father of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H); also called Manasseh at Jdg.18.30(?) Another name of mo.sheh (מֹשֶׁה "Moses" H4872) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh …

ifאִֽם־'im-H0518A
if

אִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

you will do !תַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta-'a-SUNH6213A
to make: do

עָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made

the thingהַדָּבָ֣רha-da-VARH1697I
word

דָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

the thisהַזֶּ֑הha-ZEHH2088
that

דִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

ifאִם־'im-H0518A
if

אִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

you will equip yourselvesתֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּte-CHAL-TZUH2502B
to arm

חָלַץ (cha.lats) 1) to equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued 1a) (Qal) equipped (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be equipped 1b2) to go equipped 1b3) to be armed 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, brace up 1c2) to invigorate

to beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif-NEIH6440G
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

Yahwehיְהוָ֖הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la-mil-cha-MAHH4421
battle

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.