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 King James Version (NKJV)but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”

Context of Numbers 32:27

25Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, “We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly. 26Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead. But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.” 28So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel. 29He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the Lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.

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 4:12The armed warriors from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh led the Israelites across the Jordan, just as Moses had directed.
• Numbers 32:17Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.
• Ephesians 6:10A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
• Numbers 11:28Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!”
• Numbers 12:11he cried out to Moses, “Oh, my master! Please don’t punish us for this sin we have so foolishly committed.
• Numbers 36:2They said, “Sir, the Lord instructed you to divide the land by sacred lot among the people of Israel. You were told by the Lord to give the grant of land owned by 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