Numbers 32:26
“Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:”
Numbers 32:26 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- DARBYDarby
- Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle will remain in the cities of Gilead.
Context: Numbers 32
24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
About Numbers 32: Reuben and Gad Inherit East of Jordan
The tribes of Reuben and Gad ask Moses for permission to settle in the land east of the Jordan River.
Commentary
In Numbers 32, we see the tribes of Reuben and Gad, as well as the half-tribe of Manasseh, asking Moses for permission to settle in the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Moses is initially hesitant to grant their request, as he is concerned that they will not fulfill their obligation to help the other tribes in the conquest of the Promised Land. However, after the tribes of Reuben and Gad pledge to send their warriors to fight alongside the other tribes, Moses agrees to their request.