Numbers 32:31

Numbers 32:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
• New International Version (NIV)The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, "What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

Context of Numbers 32:31

29Moses said to them, “If the sons of Gad and Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, everyone armed for battle before Adonai, when the land is subdued before you, then give them the territory of Gilead as a possession. 30However, if they do not cross over fully armed, they are to possess the land of Canaan with you.” The sons of Gad and Reuben answered saying, “What Adonai has said to your servants, so we will do. 32We will cross fully armed before Adonai into Canaan, but our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan.” 33Moses then gave to them—the sons of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territory around the cities.

Numbers 32:31 word by word

וַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־גָ֛ד וּבְנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• As the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• so will we doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Commentaries on Numbers 32:31

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-42Verses 28-42 Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. A spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ, when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common. It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodness of God, constrained by the love…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32Gad and Reuben reaffirmed their pledge before all of Israel’s leaders.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 32:31

• Gad
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Uncharitableness

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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