Numbers 32 · Verse 6

Numbers 32:6

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
Numbers 32:6, King James Version

Numbers 32:6 in other translations

BSBBut Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
WEBMoses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
ASVAnd Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here?
YLTAnd Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, ‘Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye--do ye sit here?
DARBYAnd Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye abide here?
BBEAnd Moses said to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben, Are your brothers to go to the war, while you take your rest here?
WebsterAnd Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

What does Numbers 32:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 32:6-19
6-19. Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here--Their language was ambiguous; and Moses, suspicious that this proposal was an act of unbelief, a scheme of self-policy and indolence to escape the perils of warfare and live in ease and safety, addressed to them a reproachful and passionate remonstrance. Whether they had really meditated such a withdrawal from all share in the war of invasion, or the effect of their leader's expostulation was to drive them from their original purpose, they now, in answer to his impressive appeal, declared it to be their sincere intention to co-operate with their brethren; but, if so, they ought to have been more explicit at first.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 32:6-15
The proposal showed disregard to the land of Canaan, distrust of the Lord's promise, and unwillingness to encounter the difficulties and dangers of conquering and driving out the inhabitants of that land. Moses is wroth with them. It will becomes any of God's Israel to sit down unconcerned about the difficult and perilous concerns of their brethren, whether public or personal. He reminds them of the fatal consequences of the unbelief and faint-heartedness of their fathers, when they were, as themselves, just ready to enter Canaan. If men considered as they ought what would be the end of sin, they would be afraid of the beginning of it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 32:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לִבְנֵי\־liv.nei-to [the] descendants ofH1121
גָ֖דgadGadH1410
וְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.Neiand to [the] descendants ofH1121
רְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
הַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗םha.'a.chei.Khem¿ brothers yourH251
יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uwill they goH935
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahto <the> battleH4421
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859
תֵּ֥שְׁבוּTe.she.vuwill you remain?H3427
פֹֽה\׃FohhereH6311

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 32:6

  • 1 Corinthians 13:5

    Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

  • Philippians 2:4

    Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

  • 2 Samuel 11:11

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall ye sit here.
2Sa 11:11; 1Co 13:5; Php 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Numbers 32:5

    Wherefore, 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.

  • Numbers 32:6

    And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

  • Numbers 32:7

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?

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Numbers 32:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y respondió Moisés á los hijos de Gad y á los hijos de Rubén: ¿Vendrán vuestros hermanos á la guerra, y vosotros os quedaréis aquí?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse dit aux fils de Gad et aux fils de Ruben: Vos frères iront-ils à la guerre, et vous, vous habiterez ici?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose sprach zu den Kindern Gad und zu den Kindern Ruben: Sollen eure Brüder in den Streit ziehen, und ihr wollt hier bleiben?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quibus respondit Moyses: Numquid fratres vestri ibunt ad pugnam, et vos hic sedebitis?