Numbers 32:7

Numbers 32:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the Lord has given them?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?

Context of Numbers 32:7

5“If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.” 6But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them? 8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land. 9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.

Numbers 32:7 word by word

וְלָ֣מָּה תְנִיא֔וּן אֶת־לֵ֖ב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֵֽעֲבֹר֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• are you discouragingנוּאnû' · to forbidH5106
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• ·לֵבlêb · heartH3820
• the Israelitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from crossingעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• intoאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Numbers 32:7

• Numbers 32:9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
• Numbers 21:4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
• Deuteronomy 1:28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Commentaries on Numbers 32:7

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Moses assumed that Reuben and Gad wanted to stay east of the Jordan River to avoid the dangers that awaited the other tribes in Canaan (compare chapters 13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-196-19. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 32:7

• Gilead
• Haste
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Ready
• Sit
• Gad (1)
• Moses

Commentaries on Numbers 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings