Numbers 32:26

Good News Translation

Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep will remain here in the towns of Gilead.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gil`ad;

King James Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

Lexham English Bible
Our little children, our wives, our livestock, and all of our animals will remain in the cities of Gilead,

English Standard Version
Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,

New Century Version
Our children, wives, and all our cattle will stay in the cities of Gilead,

New English Translation
Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead,

Amplified Bible
"Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall be there in the cities of Gilead.

New American Standard Bible
"Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Our childre, our wiues, our sheepe, & al our cattell shall remaine there in the cities of Gilead,

Legacy Standard Bible
Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

Contemporary English Version
Our wives and children and sheep and cattle will stay here in the towns in Gilead.

Complete Jewish Bible
Our little ones, wives, flocks and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gil‘ad;

Darby Translation
Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

Easy-to-Read Version
Our wives, children, and all our animals will stay in the cities of Gilead.

George Lamsa Translation
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

Christian Standard Bible®
Our dependents, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead,

Literal Translation
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall be there in the cities of Gilead.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Oure children, wyues, substaunce, & all or catell, shal be in ye cities of Gilead.

American Standard Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

Bible in Basic English
Our little ones, our wives, and our flocks, and all our cattle, will be there in the towns of Gilead;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Our children, our wyues, our sheepe, and our cattell, shall remayne here in the cities of Gilead:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

King James Version (1611)
Our little ones, our wiues, our flocks, and all our cattell shall be there in the cities of Gilead.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle shall be in the cities of Galaad.

English Revised Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

Berean Standard Bible
Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
We schulen leeue oure litle children, and wymmen, and scheep, and beestis in the citees of Galaad;

Young's Literal Translation
our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

Update Bible Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

Webster's Bible Translation
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

World English Bible
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

New King James Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead;

New Living Translation
Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead.

New Life Bible
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks and all our cattle will stay there in the cities of Gilead.

New Revised Standard
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall remain there in the towns of Gilead;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

Douay-Rheims Bible
We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:

Revised Standard Version
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Our little ones, our wives, our livestock and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ They approached Moses and said, "First, allow us to build stone enclosures here for our sheep and fortified towns for our dependents. ¹⁷ Then we will be ready to go with the other Israelites into battle and lead the attack until we have settled them in the land that will be theirs. In the meantime, our dependents can live here in the fortified towns, safe from the people of this land. ¹⁸ We will not return to our homes until all the other Israelites have taken possession of the land assigned to them. ¹⁹ We will not take possession of any property among them on the other side of the Jordan, because we have received our share here east of the Jordan." ²⁰ Moses answered, "If you really mean what you say, then here in the presence of the Lord get ready to go into battle. ²¹ All your fighting men are to cross the Jordan and under the command of the Lord they are to attack our enemies until the Lord defeats them ²² and takes possession of the land. After that, you may return, because you will have fulfilled your obligation to the Lord and to the other Israelites. Then the Lord will acknowledge that this land east of the Jordan is yours. ²³ But if you do not keep your promise, I warn you that you will be sinning against the Lord . Make no mistake about it; you will be punished for your sin. ²⁴ So build your towns and the enclosures for your sheep, but do what you have promised!" ²⁵ The men of Gad and Reuben said, "Sir, we will do as you command.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Numbers 32:1 - the place Joshua 22:9 - the country of Gilead

Cross-References

Genesis 32:1
As Jacob went on his way, some angels met him.

Genesis 32:6
When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, "We went to your brother Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you. He has four hundred men with him."

Genesis 32:7
Jacob was frightened and worried. He divided into two groups the people who were with him, and also his sheep, goats, cattle, and camels.

Genesis 32:8
He thought, "If Esau comes and attacks the first group, the other may be able to escape."

Genesis 32:9
Then Jacob prayed, "God of my grandfather Abraham and God of my father Isaac, hear me! You told me, Lord , to go back to my land and to my relatives, and you would make everything go well for me.

Genesis 32:12
Remember that you promised to make everything go well for me and to give me more descendants than anyone could count, as many as the grains of sand along the seashore."

Genesis 32:13
After spending the night there, Jacob chose from his livestock as a present for his brother Esau: 200 female goats and 20 males, 200 female sheep and 20 males, 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows and 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 males.

Genesis 32:28
The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel."

Genesis 32:29
Jacob said, "Now tell me your name." But he answered, "Why do you want to know my name?" Then he blessed Jacob.

Exodus 32:10
Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle,.... Their families, and their substance:

shall be there in the cities of Gilead; such as are before mentioned,

Numbers 32:3 and which they proposed to repair and fortify, to preserve their families and possessions from the Amorites about them.