Revised Version 1895
Numbers 32
1Nowהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961thechildrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205and thechildrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410had averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatH3966multitude ofcattleוּמִקְנֶ֣ה׀u.mik.NehH4735: and when theysawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270, and thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was aplaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725forcattleמִקְנֶֽה׃mik.NehH4735;
2thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, and toEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and unto theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingH559,
3Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa.ta.RotH5852, andDibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve.di.VonH1769, andJazerוְיַעְזֵ֣רve.ya'.ZerH3270, andNimrahוְנִמְרָ֔הve.nim.RahH5247, andHeshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.BonH2809, andElealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500, andSebamוּשְׂבָ֥םu.se.VamH7643, andNeboוּנְב֖וֹu.ne.VoH5015, andBeonוּבְעֹֽן׃u.ve.'OnH1194,
4thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, is alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776forcattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735, and thyservantsוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havecattleמִקְנֶֽה׃ סmik.NehH4735.
5And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,IfH518weH518havefoundמָצָ֤אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,letH5414thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776begivenH5414unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272;bringH5414usH5414notאַל־'al-H408overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410and to thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205, Shall yourbrethrenהַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗םha.'a.chei.KhemH251goיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to thewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and shall yesitתֵּ֥שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?
9For when theywentבֹא֙vo'H935upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927unto thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofEshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812, andsawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, they discouraged theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they shouldnotלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115goH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them.
11SurelyH3588noneH3808of themenH376thatcameH5927upH5927outH7200ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, shallseeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, untoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and untoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;becauseH3588they havenotH3808whollyfollowedH310meH310:
13And theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068angerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledH2734againstH2734Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hemadeH6213themwanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128to andfroH5128in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605thegenerationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755, that haddoneH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068, wasconsumedתֹּם֙tomH8552.
14And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, ye arerisenH6965upH6965in yourfathers’אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1steadתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478, an increase ofsinfulחַטָּאִ֑יםcha.ta.'ImH2400menH376, to augment yet thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068towardאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
17butweH587ourselvesH587will be readyarmedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502togoH935beforeH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704weH587havebroughtH935them unto theirplaceמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725: and ourlittleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fencedcitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
19Forweכִּ֣יkiH3588willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808inheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with them on theotherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383, andforwardH935;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isfallenH935tousאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413on thissideH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.
22and thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776besubduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: thenafterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310ye shallreturnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725, and be guiltless towards theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, and towardsIsraelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and thislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be untoyouH6440for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
28SoH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveH6680chargeH6680concerning them toEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126, and to theheadsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1houses of thetribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518thechildrenH1121ofGadגָ֣דgadH1410and thechildrenH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ן׀re.'u.VenH7205willpassיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674withyouH5414overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֞ןhai.yar.DenH3383,everyכָּל־kol-H3605manH1121that isarmedחָל֤וּץcha.LutzH2502tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall besubduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH5414; then ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414them thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:
31And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֛דgadH1410and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsaidH559unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willweאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.
32Weנַ֣חְנוּNach.nuH5168willpassנַעֲבֹ֧רna.'a.VorH5674overarmedחֲלוּצִ֛יםcha.lu.TzimH2502beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068intoH776thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, and thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159shall remain withusH6440beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.
33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֡הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto them,evenאֶת־'et-H853to thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofGadגָד֩gadH1410, and to thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205, and unto thehalfוְלַחֲצִ֣י׀ve.la.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶט׀She.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, thekingdomמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thekingdomמַמְלֶ֔כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofOgע֖וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316, thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, according to thecitiesלְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙le.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof with theirbordersבִּגְבֻלֹ֔תbig.vu.LotH1367,evenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776roundH5439aboutH5439.
38andNeboנְב֞וֹne.VoH5015, andBaal-meonH1186, (theirnamesשֵׁ֖םshemH8034beingבְשֵׁמֹ֔תve.she.MotH8034changedמֽוּסַבֹּ֥תmu.sa.BotH5437,) andSibmahשִׂבְמָ֑הsiv.MahH7643: andgaveוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121othernamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034unto thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they builded.
39And thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofMachirמָכִ֧ירma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519went toGileadגִּלְעָ֖דָהgil.'A.dahH1568, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, anddispossessedוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were therein.
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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