Parallel Verses English Standard Version Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, King James Bible Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: American Standard Version Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead; Douay-Rheims Bible We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad: English Revised Version Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: Webster's Bible Translation Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: Numbers 32:26 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentUpon this declaration Moses absolves them from all guilt, and promises them the desired land for a possession, on condition that they fulfil their promise; but he reminds them again of the sin that they will commit, and will have to atone for, if their promise is not fulfilled, and closes with the admonition to build towns for their families and pens for their flocks, and to do what they have promised. Upon this they promise again (Numbers 32:25-27), through their spokesman (as the singular ויּאמר in Numbers 32:25, and the suffix in אדני in Numbers 32:27, clearly show), that they will fulfil his command. The use of the expression "before Jehovah," in the words, "go armed before Jehovah to war," in Numbers 32:20 and Numbers 32:21, may be explained from the fact, that in the war which they waged at the command of their God, the Israelites were the army of Jehovah, with Jehovah in the midst. Hence the ark of the covenant was taken into the war, as the vehicle and substratum of the presence of Jehovah; whereas it remained behind in the camp, when the people wanted to press forward into Canaan of their own accord (Numbers 14:44). But if this is the meaning of the expression "before Jehovah," we may easily understand why the Reubenites and Gadites do not make use of it in Numbers 32:17, namely, because they only promise to go equipped "before the children of Israel," i.e., to help their brethren to conquer Canaan. In Numbers 32:32 they also adopt the expression, after hearing it from the mouth of Moses (Numbers 32:20). (Note: This completely sets aside the supposed discrepancy which Knobel adduces in support of his fragmentary hypothesis, viz., that the Elohist writes "before Israel" in Numbers 32:17 and Numbers 32:29, when the Jehovist would write "before Jehovah," - a statement which is not even correct; since we find "before Jehovah" in Numbers 32:29, which Knobel is obliged to erase from the text in order to establish his assertion.) נקיּים, innocent, "free from guilt before Jehovah and before Israel." By drawing back from participation in the war against the Canaanites, they would not only sin against Jehovah, who had promised Canaan to all Israel, and commanded them to take it, but also against Israel itself, i.e., against the rest of the tribes, as is more fully stated in Numbers 32:7-15. In Numbers 32:22, "before Jehovah" signifies according to the judgment of Jehovah, with divine approval. חטּאתכם וּדעוּ, "ye will know your sin," which will overtake (מצא) or smite you, i.e., ye will have to make atonement for them. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Cross References Numbers 32:25 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands. Joshua 1:14 Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them, Joshua 22:9 So the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had possessed themselves by command of the LORD through Moses. Jump to Previous Beasts Cattle Children Cities Herds Infants Little Ones Towns WivesJump to Next Beasts Cattle Children Cities Herds Infants Little Ones Towns WivesLinks Numbers 32:26 NIVNumbers 32:26 NLT Numbers 32:26 ESV Numbers 32:26 NASB Numbers 32:26 KJV Numbers 32:26 Bible Apps Numbers 32:26 Biblia Paralela Numbers 32:26 Chinese Bible Numbers 32:26 French Bible Numbers 32:26 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |