Numbers 32:2
The 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,
Numbers 32:2 in other translations
| BSB | So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said, |
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| WEB | Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying, |
| ASV | the 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, |
| YLT | and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying: |
| DARBY | And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the assembly, saying, |
| BBE | The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting, |
| Webster | The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying, |
What does Numbers 32:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 32:1-5
Nu 32:1-42. The Reubenites and Gadites Ask for an Inheritance. 1-5. the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead--A complete conquest had been made of the country east of the Jordan, comprising "the land of Jazer," which formed the southern district between the Arnon and Jabbok and "the land of Gilead," the middle region between the Jabbok and Jarmouk, or Hieromax, including Bashan, which lay on the north of that…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 32:1-5
Here is a proposal made by the Reubenites and Gadites, that the land lately conquered might be allotted to them. Two things common in the world might lead these tribes to make this choice; the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. There was much amiss in the principle they went upon; they consulted their own private convenience more than the public good. Thus to the present time, many seek their own things more…
Numbers 32:2 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 32:1
Now 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;
- Numbers 32:2
The 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,
- Numbers 32:3
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
Numbers 32:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vinieron los hijos de Gad y los hijos de Rubén, y hablaron á Moisés, y á Eleazar el sacerdote, y á los príncipes de la congregación, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les fils de Gad et les fils de Ruben vinrent, et parlèrent à Moïse et à Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et aux princes de l’assemblée, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kinder Gad und die Kinder Ruben kamen und sprachen zu Mose und zu Eleasar, dem Priester, und zu den Fürsten der Gemeinde und sagten: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | venerunt ad Moysen, et ad Elezarum sacerdotem, et principes multitudinis, atque dixerunt: |