Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, July 27th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Read the Bible

English Standard Version

Numbers 32:27

but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders."

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;   Reuben, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Reuben;   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
but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord says.
King James Version
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
Lexham English Bible
but your servants, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross over before Yahweh to the war, just as my lord says."
New Century Version
but we, your servants, will prepare for battle. We will go over and fight for the Lord , as you, our master, have said."
New English Translation
but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the Lord 's presence, just as my lord says."
Amplified Bible
"But your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to the battle, just as my lord says."
New American Standard Bible
while your servants, that is, everyone who is armed for war, cross over in the presence of the LORD to battle, just as my lord says."
Geneva Bible (1587)
But thy seruants will goe euery one armed to warre before the Lorde for to fight, as my lorde saith.
Legacy Standard Bible
but your servants, everyone who is armed for war, will cross over in the presence of Yahweh to battle, just as my lord says."
Contemporary English Version
But those of us who are prepared for battle will cross the Jordan and fight for the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before Adonai to do battle, as my lord says."
Darby Translation
but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.
Easy-to-Read Version
But we, your servants, will cross the Jordan River. We will march before the Lord into battle, as our master says."
George Lamsa Translation
But your servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD for battle, as our lord said.
Good News Translation
But all of us are ready to go into battle under the Lord 's command. We will cross the Jordan and fight, just as you have said."
Christian Standard Bible®
but your servants are equipped for war before the Lord and will go across to the battle as my lord orders.”
Literal Translation
But your servants will go over, every man armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But we yi seruauntes will go all harnessed for the warre vnto battaill before ye LORDE, as my lorde hath saide.
American Standard Version
but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord saith.
Bible in Basic English
But your servants will go over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to the fight, as my lord says.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But thy seruauntes wyll go all harnessed for the warre, and vnto battayle before the Lorde, as my Lorde sayth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.'
King James Version (1611)
But thy seruants will passe ouer, euery man armed for warre, before the Lord to battell, as my lord saith.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But thy servants will go over all armed and set in order before the Lord to battle, as our lord says.
English Revised Version
but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
Berean Standard Bible
But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe alle we thi seruauntis schulen go redi to batel, as thou, lord, spekist.
Young's Literal Translation
and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'
Update Bible Version
but your slaves will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.
Webster's Bible Translation
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
World English Bible
but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.
New King James Version
but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, just as my lord says."
New Living Translation
But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord , just as you have said."
New Life Bible
But your servants, everyone who is ready for war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."
New Revised Standard
but your servants will cross over, everyone armed for war, to do battle for the Lord , just as my lord orders."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and thy servants, will pass over every one armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, - as, my lord is speaking.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.
Revised Standard Version
but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord orders."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
while your servants, everyone who is armed for war, will cross over in the presence of the LORD to battle, just as my lord says."

Contextual Overview

16 Then they came near to him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, 17 but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east." 20 So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war, 21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the Lord , until he has driven out his enemies from before him 22 and the land is subdued before the Lord ; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the Lord and to Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord . 23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord , and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised." 25 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy servants: Joshua 4:12

armed: Numbers 32:17, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:8

as my lord: Numbers 11:28, Numbers 12:11, Numbers 36:2

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:17 - the Lord's

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But thy servants will pass over,.... The river Jordan, and go into the land of Canaan:

every man armed for war; Moses had required that all should go over, and they consent to it, and promise that everyone should, though this was not insisted on when they came to it, for only about 40,000 went over, Joshua 4:13, whereas the two tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, numbered more than 110,000; see Numbers 26:7:

before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith; for now, instead of saying, "before the children of Israel", a phrase they first used, they say, "before the Lord", as Moses had expressed it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Before the Lord - i. e., immediately in front of the sacred tokens of the Lord’s presence; compare Numbers 10:17 note.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile