Numbers 32:8
“Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.”
Numbers 32:8 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view the land?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
- DARBYDarby
- Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land:
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Your fathers did the same when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land.
Context: Numbers 32
6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
10And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
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.