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Numbers 32:20

And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Gilead;   Misjudgment;   Motive;   Uncharitableness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Gad, the Tribe of;   Jews, the;   Reuben, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Reuben;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bashan;   Jaazer;   Pentateuch;   Reuben;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Israel;   Leopard;   Manasseh;   Reuben;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'besh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Reuben;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
King James Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
Lexham English Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
English Standard Version
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
New Century Version
So Moses told them, "You must do these things. You must go before the Lord into battle
New English Translation
Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord ,
Amplified Bible
Moses replied, "If you will do as you say, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
New American Standard Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
Contemporary English Version
Moses said: You promised that you would be ready to fight for the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: iv, LY: vii) Moshe said to them, "If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war,
Darby Translation
And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,
Easy-to-Read Version
So Moses told them, "If you do all these things, this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing and arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
Good News Translation
Moses answered, "If you really mean what you say, then here in the presence of the Lord get ready to go into battle.
Christian Standard Bible®
Moses replied to them, “If you do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,
Literal Translation
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing; if you will arm for battle before Jehovah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Moses sayde vnto them: Yf ye wil do this, that ye wil harnesse youre selues to the warre before the LORDE,
American Standard Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said unto them: 'If ye will do this thing: if ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
King James Version (1611)
And Moses said vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, if ye will goe armed before the Lord to warre,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,
English Revised Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing; If ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
Berean Standard Bible
"If you do this," Moses replied, "if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord;
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,
Update Bible Version
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
World English Bible
Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
New King James Version
Then Moses said to them: "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
New Living Translation
Then Moses said, "If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord 's battles,
New Life Bible
So Moses said to them, "Do as you say. Get ready for war before the Lord.
New Revised Standard
So Moses said to them, "If you do this—if you take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing, - if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
Revised Standard Version
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war,
THE MESSAGE
Moses said, "If you do what you say, take up arms before God for battle and together go across the Jordan ready, before God , to fight until God has cleaned his enemies out of the land, then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God .
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,

Contextual Overview

16 And they went neare hym, and sayde: We wyll builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe & for our cattell, and [walled] cities for our children: 17 But we our selues wyl go redy armed before the children of Israel, vntyll we haue brought them vnto their place: And our children shall dwell in the fensed cities, because of the inhabiters of the lande. 18 We wyll not returne vnto our houses, vntyll the children of Israel haue inherited, euery man his inheritaunce: 19 Neither wyll we inherite with them on yonder side Iordane forwarde, because our inheritaunce is fallen to vs on this side Iordane eastwarde. 20 And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre, 21 And will go all of you in harnesse ouer Iordane before the Lord, vntil he haue cast out his enemies from his sight, 22 And vntyll the lande be subdued before the Lorde: then ye shall returne, and be without sinne before the Lorde and before Israel, and this lande shalbe your possession before the Lorde. 23 But and if ye wyll not do so, beholde, ye haue sinned agaynst the Lorde: and be sure your sinne wyll finde you out. 24 Nowe therfore, builde cities for your children, and foldes for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoken. 25 The children of Gad, and the children of Ruben, spake vnto Moyses, saying: Thy seruauntes wyll do as my Lorde commaundeth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 3:18-20, Joshua 1:13-15, Joshua 4:12, Joshua 4:13, Joshua 22:2-4

Reciprocal: Numbers 32:29 - General Joshua 6:8 - before the Lord Judges 11:9 - If ye bring 1 Samuel 18:17 - the Lord's

Cross-References

Genesis 32:8
And sayd, if Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other shall saue it selfe.
Genesis 32:9
And Iacob said agayne: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isahac, Lorde whiche saydest vnto me, returne vnto thy countrey, and to thy kindred, & I will do well with thee:
Genesis 32:17
And he commaunded the formost, saying: If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, whose art thou? and whyther goest thou? and whose are these [that go] before thee?
Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel sayde vnto them: if it must nedes be so, nowe then do thus. Take of the best fruites of the lande in your vesselles, and bryng ye man a present, a curtsie of bawme, and a curtsie of hony, spyces and mirre, nuttes and almondes.
1 Samuel 6:5
Wherfore ye shall make images lyke to your emerodes, & images like to your myce that corrupt the land, and ye shall geue glorie vnto the God of Israel, that he may take his hand from of you, and from of your goddes, and from of your land.
1 Kings 20:31
And his seruauntes said vnto him: Behold, we haue heard say that the kinges of the house of Israel are mercyfull kinges: We will therfore put sackcloth about our loynes, and ropes about our heades, and go out to the king of Israel, if happyly he will saue thy lyfe.
Proverbs 6:35
No though thou wouldest offer hym great gyftes to make amendes, he wyll not receaue them.
Proverbs 15:18
An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
Proverbs 16:14
The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.
Proverbs 21:14
A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome [stylleth] furiousnesse.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses said unto them,.... Being better disposed towards them, and more satisfied with the reasonableness of their request, it being explained unto him:

if ye will do this thing; which they had promised:

if ye will go armed before the Lord to war; they had said they would go ready armed before the children of Israel, but Moses expresses it "before the Lord"; which is more agreeable to their encampment and order in marching, for not the standard of Reuben but that of Judah went foremost, yet the standard of Reuben marched directly before the sanctuary bore by the Kohathites, Numbers 10:18, and so might be properly said to go before the Lord, who dwelt there.


 
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