Numbers 32:27

Numbers 32:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
• New International Version (NIV)But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders."
• New Living Translation (NLT)But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.”

Context of Numbers 32:27

25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands. 26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead; but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.” 28So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel. 29And Moses said to them: “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

Numbers 32:27 word by word

וַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ יַֽעַבְר֜וּ כָּל־חֲל֥וּץ צָבָ֛א לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י דֹּבֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• will pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• every man armedחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• for warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• as my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• saithדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Numbers 32:27

• Joshua 4:12And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
• Numbers 32:17but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
• Numbers 11:28So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, forbid them!”
• Numbers 12:11So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.
• Numbers 36:2And they said: “The Lord commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.

Commentaries on Numbers 32:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Before the Lord - i. e., immediately in front of the sacred tokens of the Lord‘s presence; compare Numbers 10:17 note.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. 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 32:27

• Gad
• Gilead
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

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

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