Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 32
1Now the childrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410had a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatעָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6099multitudeרַ֗בRavH7227of cattleוּמִקְנֶ֣ה׀u.mik.NehH4735:and when they sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,that, behold, the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wasa placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725for cattleמִקְנֶֽה׃mik.NehH4735;
2The childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410and the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,and to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and unto the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
3Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa.ta.RotH5852,and Dibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve.di.VonH1769,and Jazerוְיַעְזֵ֣רve.ya'.ZerH3270,and Nimrahוְנִמְרָ֔הve.nim.RahH5247,and Heshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.BonH2809,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500,and Shebamוּשְׂבָ֥םu.se.VamH7643,and Neboוּנְב֖וֹu.ne.VoH5015,and Beonוּבְעֹֽן׃u.ve.'OnH1194,
4Eventhe countryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, isa landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776for cattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735,and thy servantsוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have cattleמִקְנֶֽה׃ סmik.NehH4735:
5Wherefore, saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, if we have foundמָצָ֤אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let this landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776be givenיֻתַּ֞ןyu.TanH5414unto thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650for a possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272, andbring us not overתַּעֲבִרֵ֖נוּta.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410and to the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shall your brethrenהַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗םha.'a.chei.KhemH251goיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and shall ye sitתֵּ֥שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427here?
9For when they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927unto the valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812,and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they discouragedוַיָּנִ֕יאוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5106the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they should not goבֹא֙vo'H935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them.
11Surelyאִם־'im-H518none of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that came upהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,shall seeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,unto Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and unto Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;because they have not whollyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390followedאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me:
12Save Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312the Keneziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074,and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126:for they have whollyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068angerאַ֤ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he made them wanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,until all the generationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755,that had doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,was consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552.
14And, behold, ye are risen upקַמְתֶּ֗םkam.TemH6965in your fathers’אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1stead, an increaseתַּרְבּ֖וּתtar.ButH8635of sinfulחַטָּאִ֑יםcha.ta.'ImH2400menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582,to augmentלִסְפּ֣וֹתlis.PotH5595yet the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toward Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
16And they came nearוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066unto him, and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH6629H1448here for our cattleלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735,and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our little onesלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945:
17But we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will go readyחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363armedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,until we have broughtהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935them unto their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725:and our little onesטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fencedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
19For we will not inheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with them on yonder sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,or forwardוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973;because our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159is fallenבָ֤אָהVa.'ahH935to us on this sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.
22And the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776be subduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068:then afterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310ye shall returnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725,and be guiltlessנְקִיִּ֛יםne.ki.YimH5355before Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068,and before Israelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and this landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be your possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129you citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892for your little onesלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945,and foldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448for your sheepלְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑םle.tzo.na.'a.KhemH6792;and doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213that which hath proceededוְהַיֹּצֵ֥אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310.
25And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָד֙gadH1410and the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will doיַעֲשׂ֔וּya.'a.SuH6213as my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113commandethמְצַוֶּֽה׃me.tza.VehH6680.
28So concerning them Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and the chiefרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of the tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֣דgadH1410and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ן׀re.'u.VenH7205will pass with you overיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֞ןhai.yar.DenH3383,every man armedחָל֤וּץcha.LutzH2502to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be subduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you; then ye shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414them the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568for a possessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:
31And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֛דgadH1410and the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,so will we doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.
32We willנַ֣חְנוּNach.nuH5168pass overנַעֲבֹ֧רna.'a.VorH5674armedחֲלוּצִ֛יםcha.lu.TzimH2502beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,that the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159on this sideמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383may be ours.
33And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֡הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto them, evento the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָד֩gadH1410,and to the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205,and unto halfוְלַחֲצִ֣י׀ve.la.cha.TziH2677the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶט׀She.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130,the kingdomמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467of Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the kingdomמַמְלֶ֔כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,with the citiesלְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙le.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof in the coastsבִּגְבֻלֹ֔תbig.vu.LotH1367, eventhe citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
39And the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Machirמָכִ֧ירma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519wentH3212to Gileadגִּלְעָ֖דָהgil.'A.dahH1568,and tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, and dispossessedוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567which was in it.
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
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