Numbers 32:5

Numbers 32:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.”

Context of Numbers 32:5

3They said, ‘The land at Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon 4is good for animals. The Lord has given all this land to us Israelites. We have very many animals, so please let us have this land for our animals. Let us have this land to live on, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.’ 6Moses said to the men of Reuben and Gad, ‘The other Israelite tribes will go across the river to fight against the people who live there. It is not fair that you should stay here! 7If you stay here, the rest of the Israelites may not want to cross the river. Do not stop them going into the land that the Lord has given to them!

Numbers 32:5 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִם־מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ יֻתַּ֞ן אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה אַל־תַּעֲבִרֵ֖נוּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore, saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• they, if we have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in thy sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• let this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• for a possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• bring us not overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Numbers 32:5

• Genesis 19:19I am your humble servant and you have been very kind to me. You have saved my life. But I cannot run away into the mountains. If I try to do that, this punishment will catch me before I reach there. Then I will surely die.
• Ruth 2:10Ruth went down on her knees with her head towards the ground in front of Boaz. She said, ‘I am a foreign woman. So why do you choose to be so kind to me? Why are you taking care of me?’
• 1 Samuel 20:3But David answered, ‘Your father knows that you like me very much. He has decided that he will not tell you. He does not want to make you upset. I promise that my words are true, as truly as the Lord lives and you live. I know that I am very near to death.’
• 2 Samuel 14:22Joab bent his body down low with his face towards the ground. He thanked the king. He said, ‘Now I know that you are pleased with me. You have agreed to do what I have asked you to do.’
• Esther 5:2The king saw Esther as she stood outside in the yard. He was pleased to see her. He held out his gold sceptre towards her. Esther came near to him and she touched the top of the sceptre.
• Jeremiah 31:2The Lord says, ‘I was kind to the Israelites when they travelled in the desert. I helped those that the enemy had not killed, as they looked for a place where they could rest.’
• Deuteronomy 1:37As for me, the Lord became angry with me also, because of you. He said to me, ‘You also will not go into the land.
• Deuteronomy 3:25Please let me go across the Jordan River! I want to see the good land over there. I want to see the beautiful hills and the mountains in Lebanon.’
• Joshua 7:7Joshua said, ‘Almighty Lord, why did you ever bring us over the Jordan River? Did you bring us here so that the Amorites could destroy us? It would have been better for us to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

Commentaries on Numbers 32:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Let this land be given unto thy servants - Because it was good for pasturage, and they had many flocks, Numbers 32:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5After Israel took control of the central area east of the Jordan River, during the battles described in chapter 21, they began preparing to enter Canaan. At that time, the Israelites needed to remain united. But two tribes asked for permission to settle on the east side of the Jordan River instead of crossing into Canaan.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-421-5. the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead--A complete conquest had been made of the country east of the Jordan, comprising "the land of Jazer," which formed the southern district between the Arnon and Jabbok and "the land of Gilead," the middle region between the Jabbok and Jarmouk, or Hieromax, including Bashan, which lay on the north of that river. The whole of this region is now called the Belka. It has always been famous for its rich and…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 32:5

• Gad
• Gilead
• Haste
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Petition
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Gad
• Ready
• Sit
• 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