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Numbers 32:23
23But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord. And be sure that God will punish you for your sin.
Numbers 32:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
- New International Version (NIV)“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
Context of Numbers 32:23
21Your men must cross over the Jordan River with the other tribes. You must continue to fight until we have won against all our enemies. 22When the Lord has power over the whole land, then you can return here. You will have done everything that the Lord wants you to do. You will have helped the whole Israelite nation in the way that you should. The Lord will give to you this land on the east side of the Jordan River. But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord. And be sure that God will punish you for your sin. 24So build towns for your families, and build safe places for your animals. But then do everything that you have promised to do.’ 25The men in the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, ‘Yes sir, we will do what you have said.
Read all of Numbers 32Numbers 32:23 word by word
וְאִם־לֹ֤א תַעֲשׂוּן֙ כֵּ֔ן הִנֵּ֥ה חֲטָאתֶ֖ם לַיהוָ֑ה וּדְעוּ֙ חַטַּאתְכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּמְצָ֖א אֶתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 32:23
- Leviticus 26:14God will be angry if the people do not listen to him. He will be angry if they do not obey his rules.
- Deuteronomy 28:15But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God, all these curses will happen to you. So be careful to obey all his commands and rules that I am giving you today. If you do not obey the Lord, these curses will happen to you:
- Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you do not do the right thing, sin will be very near to you. It will be like a wild animal at your door that is ready to eat you. But you must become its master.’
- Genesis 44:16Judah said, ‘We do not know what to say to you, my lord. We cannot say that we did not do this. God has shown that we are guilty of this sin. Now we are your slaves. We are all your slaves, as well as the one who had your cup in his bag.’
- Psalms 90:8All our sins are there for you to see. You even see the sins that we have tried to hide.
- Psalms 139:11I might say, ‘I will hide myself in the dark, and the light round me will change into night.’
- Psalms 140:11People who tell cruel lies should not live in our land. Trouble will happen to people who like to fight. Bad trouble will knock them down!
- Proverbs 13:21Trouble chases sinners and it catches them. But righteous people will receive good things.
- Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.
- Isaiah 59:1Listen! The Lord's hand is not too weak to save you. His ear is not too deaf to hear you.
- Romans 2:9God will punish everyone who does bad things. He will do that first to the Jews, and he will do it also to the Gentiles. There will be much trouble and pain for every person who does bad things.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
Commentaries on Numbers 32:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Be sure your sin will find you out - literally, “know ye your sin that it will find you out.” Moses implies that their sin would eventually bring its own punishment along with it.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. 20-24Moses agreed to the terms offered by Reuben and Gad. If they helped their relatives fight the Canaanites, they would fulfill their part of the agreement. Then they could return to their settlements east of the Jordan River (32:22). If they did not keep their promise, it would be a serious sin against God (32:23).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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