Numbers 32:26

Numbers 32:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
• New International Version (NIV)Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead;

Context of Numbers 32:26

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. Our women, children and our animals will stay here in Gilead's towns. 27But all our men who are able to fight will cross over the river. We will fight on behalf of the Lord, as you have said that we should do.’ 28Moses gave this message to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun and to the leaders of the family clans.

Numbers 32:26 word by word

טַפֵּ֣נוּ נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ מִקְנֵ֖נוּ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתֵּ֑נוּ יִֽהְיוּ־שָׁ֖ם בְּעָרֵ֥י הַגִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our little onesטַףţaph · childH2945
• our wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• our flocksמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• and all our cattleבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• shall be there in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Commentaries on Numbers 32:26

• 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

Topics related to Numbers 32:26

• Gad
• Gilead
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Ready
• Sit
• Cattle
• Gad (1)
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of

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