Numbers 32:31

Numbers 32:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
• New International Version (NIV)The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, "What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

Context of Numbers 32:31

29Moses told them, “If the tribes of Gad and Reuben get ready for battle in the Lord’s presence and cross the Jordan River with you and you conquer the land, give them Gilead as their own property. 30If they don’t get ready for battle and go with you, the land they will take possession of must be in Canaan with yours.” The tribes of Gad and Reuben answered, “Sir, we will do as the Lord has said. 32We will enter Canaan as armed troops in the Lord’s presence, but the land we will take possession of is here, east of the Jordan.” 33So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdoms of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and its surrounding territory.

Numbers 32:31 word by word

וַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־גָ֛ד וּבְנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• As the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• so will we doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Commentaries on Numbers 32:31

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-42Verses 28-42 Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. A spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ, when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common. It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodness of God, constrained by the love…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32Gad and Reuben reaffirmed their pledge before all of Israel’s leaders.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 32:31

• Gad
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Uncharitableness

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• Gad
• Reuben
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Ready
• Sit
• Gad (1)
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of
• Sanballat

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