Darby Bible
Numbers 32:27
27but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.
Numbers 32:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
- New International Version (NIV)But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders."
- New King James Version (NKJV)but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”
Context of Numbers 32:27
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands. 26Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead; but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says. 28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel. 29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;
Read all of Numbers 32Numbers 32:27 word by word
וַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ יַֽעַבְר֜וּ כָּל־חֲל֥וּץ צָבָ֛א לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י דֹּבֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Numbers 32:27
- Joshua 4:12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, went over in array before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
- Numbers 32:17but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds;
- Ephesians 6:10For the rest, brethren, be strong in [the] Lord, and in the might of his strength.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Numbers 11:28And Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them!
- Numbers 12:11Then Aaron said to Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not this sin upon us, wherein we have been foolish, and have sinned!
- Numbers 36:2and they said, Jehovah commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel; and my lord was commanded by Jehovah to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
Commentaries on Numbers 32:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Before the Lord - i. e., immediately in front of the sacred tokens of the Lord‘s presence; compare Numbers 10:17 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-27Verses 16-27 Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing their sin, and the danger of it, brought them to their duty, without murmuring or disputing. All men ought to consider the interests of others as well as their own; the law of love requires us to labour, venture, or suffer for each other as there may be occasion. They propose that their men of war should go ready armed before the children of Israel into the land of Canaan, and that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27Reuben and Gad kept their promise (Joshua 4:12–13; 22:1–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3320-33. 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 Gad, so that, literally, they passed…Read the comment
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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
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