Numbers 32:32
We 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.
Numbers 32:32 in other translations
| BSB | We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.” |
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| WEB | We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.” |
| ASV | We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan. |
| YLT | we--we pass over armed before Jehovah to the land of Canaan, and with us is the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.' |
| DARBY | We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side the Jordan shall be ours. |
| BBE | We will go over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and you will give us our heritage on this side of Jordan. |
| Webster | We 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. |
What does Numbers 32:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 32:20-33
20-33. Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing--with sincerity and zeal. go before the Lord to war--The phrase was used in allusion to the order of march in which the tribes of Reuben and Gad immediately preceded the ark (see on Nu 2:10-31), or to the passage over the Jordan, in which the ark stood in mid-channel, while all the tribes marched by in succession (Jos 3:4), of course including those of Reuben and…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 32:28-42
Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. A spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ, when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common. It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodness of…
Numbers 32:32 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 32:31
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
- Numbers 32:32
We 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.
- Numbers 32:33
And 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.
Numbers 32:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Nosotros pasaremos armados delante de Jehová á la tierra de Canaán, y la posesión de nuestra heredad será de esta parte del Jordán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | nous passerons équipés devant l’ Éternel dans le pays de Canaan, et la possession de notre héritage en deçà du Jourdain sera à nous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wir wollen gerüstet vor Jehova in das Land Kanaan hinüberziehen, und unser Erbbesitztum verbleibe uns diesseit des Jordan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in terram Chanaan, et possessionem jam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Jordanem. |