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Christian Standard Bible ®
Numbers 32:5
They said, “If we have found favor with you, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”
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Hebrew Names Version
They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Yarden.
They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Yarden.
King James Version
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Lexham English Bible
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us across the Jordan."
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us across the Jordan."
English Standard Version
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan."
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan."
New Century Version
If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don't make us cross the Jordan River."
If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don't make us cross the Jordan River."
New English Translation
So they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River."
So they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River."
Amplified Bible
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan [River]."
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan [River]."
New American Standard Bible
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our property; do not take us across the Jordan."
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our property; do not take us across the Jordan."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore, said they, if we haue foud grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, & bring vs not ouer Iorde.
Wherefore, said they, if we haue foud grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, & bring vs not ouer Iorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
Contemporary English Version
would you let us stay here east of the Jordan River and have this land as our own?"
would you let us stay here east of the Jordan River and have this land as our own?"
Complete Jewish Bible
If you regard us favorably," they went on, "let this land be given to your servants as their possession; and don't have us cross the Yarden."
If you regard us favorably," they went on, "let this land be given to your servants as their possession; and don't have us cross the Yarden."
Darby Translation
and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.
and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.
Easy-to-Read Version
If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don't take us to the other side of the Jordan River."
If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don't take us to the other side of the Jordan River."
George Lamsa Translation
Wherefore, they said, if we have found mercy in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession, and bring us not across the Jordan.
Wherefore, they said, if we have found mercy in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession, and bring us not across the Jordan.
Good News Translation
Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there."
Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there."
Literal Translation
And they said, If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not make us pass over the Jordan.
And they said, If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not make us pass over the Jordan.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they sayde morouer: Yf we haue founde fauoure before the, the geue thy seruauntes this londe in possession, and we wyl not go ouer Iordane.
And they sayde morouer: Yf we haue founde fauoure before the, the geue thy seruauntes this londe in possession, and we wyl not go ouer Iordane.
American Standard Version
And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.
And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.
Bible in Basic English
And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.
And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherfore said they: If we haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be geue vnto thy seruauntes to possesse, & bryng vs not ouer Iordane.
Wherfore said they: If we haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be geue vnto thy seruauntes to possesse, & bryng vs not ouer Iordane.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they said: 'If we have found favour in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.'
And they said: 'If we have found favour in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.'
King James Version (1611)
Wherefore, said they, if wee haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, and bring vs not ouer Iordane.
Wherefore, said they, if wee haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, and bring vs not ouer Iordane.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.
And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.
English Revised Version
And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over Jordan.
And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over Jordan.
Berean Standard Bible
"If we have found favor in your sight," they said, "let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."
"If we have found favor in your sight," they said, "let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and we preyen, if we han founde grace bifor thee, that thou yyue to vs thi seruauntis that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make not vs to passe Jordan.
and we preyen, if we han founde grace bifor thee, that thou yyue to vs thi seruauntis that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make not vs to passe Jordan.
Young's Literal Translation
And they say, `If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'
And they say, `If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'
Update Bible Version
And they said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your slaves for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.
And they said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your slaves for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.
Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us not over Jordan.
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us not over Jordan.
World English Bible
They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.
They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.
New King James Version
Therefore they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan."
Therefore they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan."
New Living Translation
If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River."
If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River."
New Life Bible
And they said, "If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as our own. Do not take us to the other side of the Jordan."
And they said, "If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as our own. Do not take us to the other side of the Jordan."
New Revised Standard
They continued, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not make us cross the Jordan."
They continued, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not make us cross the Jordan."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they said - If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land he given unto thy servants, for a possession, - do not take us over the Jordan.
And they said - If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land he given unto thy servants, for a possession, - do not take us over the Jordan.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.
And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.
Revised Standard Version
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
THE MESSAGE
They continued, "If you think we've done a good job so far, give us this country for our inheritance. Don't make us go across the Jordan."
They continued, "If you think we've done a good job so far, give us this country for our inheritance. Don't make us go across the Jordan."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."
Contextual Overview
1The Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. When they surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, they saw that the region was a good one for livestock. 2So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community and said: 3“The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, 4which the Lord struck down before the community of Israel, is good land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.” 5They said, “If we have found favor with you, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”6But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your brothers go to war while you stay here? 7Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land the Lord has given them? 8That’s what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9After they went up as far as Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10So the Lord’s anger burned that day, and he swore an oath:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if we have: Genesis 19:19, Ruth 2:10, 1 Samuel 20:3, 2 Samuel 14:22, Esther 5:2, Jeremiah 31:2
bring us: Deuteronomy 1:37, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 3:26, Joshua 7:7
Reciprocal: Numbers 26:54 - many Deuteronomy 1:1 - on this
Cross-References
Genesis 31:16
In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”
In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”
Genesis 33:8
So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession I met?”
So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession I met?”
Genesis 33:11
Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
Genesis 33:15
Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”
Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”
Genesis 47:25
“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
Ruth 2:2
Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, “Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone with whom I find favor?”
Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, “Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone with whom I find favor?”
1 Samuel 1:18
“May your servant find favor with you,” she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent.
“May your servant find favor with you,” she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent.
2 Samuel 16:4
The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!”
The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!”
Job 6:22
Have I ever said: “Give me something”or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”
Have I ever said: “Give me something”or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight,.... Directing their speech to Moses, the ruler of the congregation, in a very modest, decent, and respectable manner:
let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; as their own portion and inheritance, to be enjoyed by them, and their children after them:
and bring us not over Jordan; into the land of Canaan, where as they after explain themselves, they did not desire to have any part with their brethren, but should be content with their possession here, should it be granted them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 32:5. Let this land be given unto thy servants — Because it was good for pasturage, and they had many flocks, Numbers 32:1.
