Deuteronomy 3 · Verse 18

Deuteronomy 3:18

And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
Deuteronomy 3:18, King James Version

Deuteronomy 3:18 in other translations

BSBAt that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.
WEBI commanded you at that time, saying, “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess it. All of you men of valor shall pass over armed before your brothers, the children of Israel.
ASVAnd I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.
YLT‘And I command you, at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given to you this land to possess it; armed ye pass over before your brethren the sons of Israel, all the sons of might.
DARBYAnd I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to take possession of it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all who are combatants.
BBEAt that time I gave you orders, saying, The Lord has given you this land for your heritage: all the men of war are to go over armed before your brothers the children of Israel.
WebsterAnd I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it; ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

What does Deuteronomy 3:18 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:12-20

This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Nu 32. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed. When at rest, we should desire to see our brethren at rest too, and should be ready to do what we can towards it; for we are not born for ourselves, but are members one of another.

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Deuteronomy 3:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֲצַ֣וva.'a.Tzavand I commandedH6680
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
בָּעֵ֥תba.'Etat the timeH6256
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemto you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT<the> thisH2063
לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.Tahto take possession of itH3423
חֲלוּצִ֣יםcha.lu.TzimequippedH2502
תַּֽעַבְר֗וּta.'av.Ruyou will pass overH5674
לִפְנֵ֛יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֲחֵיכֶ֥ם'a.chei.Khemcountrymen yourH251
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כָּל\־kol-O allH3605
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
חָֽיִל\׃Cha.yilstrengthH2428

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 3:18

  • Numbers 32:20-24

    And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, And 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. But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. …

  • Joshua 4:12-13

    And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

  • Joshua 1:12-15

    And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

  • Joshua 22:1-9

    Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan. …

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I commanded.
Nu 32:20-24; Jos 1:12-15; 4:12,13; 22:1-9
meet for the war. Heb. sons of power.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 3:17

    The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.

  • Deuteronomy 3:18

    And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

  • Deuteronomy 3:19

    But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;

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Deuteronomy 3:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os mandé entonces, diciendo: Jehová vuestro Dios os ha dado esta tierra para que la poseáis: pasaréis armados delante de vuestros hermanos los hijos de Israel todos los valientes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, en ce temps-là, je vous commandai, disant: L’ Éternel, votre Dieu, vous a donné ce pays pour le posséder; vous passerez équipés devant vos frères, les fils d’Israël, vous tous, les hommes valides.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich gebot euch in selbiger Zeit und sprach: Jehova, euer Gott, hat euch dieses Land gegeben, es zu besitzen. Gerüstet sollt ihr, alle streitbaren Männer, vor euren Brüdern, den Kindern Israel, hinüberziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Præcepique vobis in tempore illo, dicens: Dominus Deus vester dat vobis terram hanc in hæreditatem: expediti præcedite fratres vestros filios Israël omnes viri robusti,