Numbers 32:6

Numbers 32:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
• New International Version (NIV)Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, "Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?

Context of Numbers 32:6

4the land that the Lord won for the community of Israel, is a good place for livestock. Gentlemen, we have livestock. 5Please give us this land as our property. Don’t make us cross the Jordan River.” Moses asked the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “Are you going to stay here while the rest of the Israelites go to war? 7That might discourage them from entering the land the Lord has given them. 8That’s what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to take a look at the land.

Numbers 32:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וְלִבְנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֑ן הַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗ם יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם תֵּ֥שְׁבוּ פֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• Shall your brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and shall ye sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Numbers 32:6

• 2 Samuel 11:11Uriah answered David, “The ark and ⌞the army of⌟ Israel and Judah are in temporary shelters, and my commander Joab and Your Majesty’s mercenaries are living in the field. Should I then go to my house to eat and drink and go to bed with my wife? I solemnly swear, as sure as you’re living, I won’t do this!”
• 1 Corinthians 13:5It isn’t rude. It doesn’t think about itself. It isn’t irritable. It doesn’t keep track of wrongs.
• Philippians 2:4Don’t be concerned only about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.

Commentaries on Numbers 32:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The proposal showed disregard to the land of Canaan, distrust of the Lord's promise, and unwillingness to encounter the difficulties and dangers of conquering and driving out the inhabitants of that land. Moses is wroth with them. It will becomes any of God's Israel to sit down unconcerned about the difficult and perilous concerns of their brethren, whether public or personal. He reminds them of the fatal consequences of the unbelief and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Moses assumed that Reuben and Gad wanted to stay east of the Jordan River to avoid the dangers that awaited the other tribes in Canaan (compare chapters 13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-196-19. Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here--Their language was ambiguous; and Moses, suspicious that this proposal was an act of unbelief, a scheme of self-policy and indolence to escape the perils of warfare and live in ease and safety, addressed to them a reproachful and passionate remonstrance. Whether they had really meditated such a withdrawal from all share in the war…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 32:6

• Gilead
• Haste
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Selfishness
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Moses
• Reuben
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Ready
• Sit
• Gad (1)
• 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