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Numbers 32:1

The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a lot of livestock. When they saw how suitable the land of Jazer and Gilead was for cattle,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cattle;   Gad;   Gilead;   Haste;   Jaazer;   Jazer;   Misjudgment;   Motive;   Petition;   Uncharitableness;   Scofield Reference Index - World-Borders;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Cattle;   Gilead;   Jazer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Gad, the Tribe of;   Reuben, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Gilead or Galeed;   Jazer;   Reuben;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   Animals;   Farming;   Gad;   Gilead;   Manasseh, tribe of;   Reuben;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Land (of Israel);   Easton Bible Dictionary - City;   Gad;   Gilead;   Jaazer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bashan;   Desert;   Jaazer;   Reuben;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Allotment;   Cattle;   Conquest of Canaan;   Gad;   Numbers, Book of;   Reuben(ites);   Transjordan;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Israel;   Manasseh;   Reuben;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Agriculture;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jaazer, Jazer ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gilead;   Reuben;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gil'e-Ad;   Ja-A'zer,;   Ja'besh;   Shepherd;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jazer;   Reuben;   Sea;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Agriculture;   Bemidbar Rabbah;   Gad;   Gilead;   Jaazer;   Ḳohelet (Ecclesiastes) Rabbah;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Now the children of Re'uven and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Ya`zer, and the land of Gil`ad, that behold, the place was a place for cattle;
King James Version
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad had a very large number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold it was a place for livestock.
English Standard Version
Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock.
New Century Version
The people of Reuben and Gad had large flocks and herds. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were good for the animals,
New English Translation
Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,
Amplified Bible
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock.
New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad had an exceeding great multitude of cattell: and they sawe the lande of Iazer, and the lande of Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had an exceedingly large number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock,
Contemporary English Version
The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pastureland.
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: iii; LY: vi) The descendants of Re'uven and the descendants of Gad had vast quantities of livestock. When they saw that the land of Ya‘zer and the land of Gil‘ad were good for livestock,
Darby Translation
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tribes of Reuben and Gad had many cattle. These people looked at the land near Jazer and Gilead. They saw that this land was good for their cattle.
George Lamsa Translation
NOW the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Christian Standard Bible®
The 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.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had many livestock, a very great multitude. And they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. And, behold, the place was a place for livestock.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Ruben and the children of Gad had an exceadinge greate multitude of catell, and sawe the londe of Iaeser and Gilead yt it was a mete place for catell,
American Standard Version
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Bible in Basic English
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a great number of cattle: and when they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The childre of Ruben & the chidren of Gad had an exeeding great multitude of cattell: And when they sawe the lande of Iazer, & the lande of Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattell,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle,
King James Version (1611)
Now the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, had a very great multitude of cattell: and when they saw the land of Iazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for cattell;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Ruben and the children of Gad had a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:
English Revised Version
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Berean Standard Bible
Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the sones of Ruben and of Gad hadden many beestis, and catel with out noumbre was to hem, in werk beestis. And whanne thei hadden seyn Jazer and Galaad, couenable londis to beestis to be fed,
Young's Literal Translation
And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;
Update Bible Version
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, look, the place was a place for cattle;
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place [was] a place for cattle;
World English Bible
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for cattle;
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 3:12-22">[xr] Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock,
New Living Translation
The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,
New Life Bible
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very many cattle. And they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle.
New Revised Standard
Now the Reubenites and the Gadites owned a very great number of cattle. When they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, much cattle, had come into the possession of the sons of Reuben and of the sons of Gad, an exceeding mighty number. And when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, lo! the place, was a place for cattle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,
Revised Standard Version
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.
THE MESSAGE
The families of Reuben and Gad had huge herds of livestock. They saw that the country of Jazer and Gilead was just the place for grazing livestock. And so they came, the families of Gad and of Reuben, and spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the congregation, saying, "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—the country that God laid low before the community of Israel—is a country just right for livestock, and we have livestock."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had an exceedingly large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock,

Contextual Overview

1 The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a lot of livestock. When they saw how suitable the land of Jazer and Gilead was for cattle, 2 they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of the community and said, 3"This region which the Lord has helped the Israelites occupy—the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon—is good land for livestock, and we have so much livestock. 5 Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there." 6 Moses replied, "Do you want to stay here while the other Israelites go to war? 7 How dare you try to discourage the people of Israel from crossing the Jordan into the land which the Lord has given them? 8 That is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. 9 They went as far as Eshcol Valley and saw the land, but when they returned, they discouraged the people from entering the land which the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord became angry that day and made a promise: 11 ‘I swear that because they did not remain loyal to me, none of the men twenty years old or older who came out of Egypt will enter the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the children: Numbers 2:10-15, Numbers 26:5-7, Numbers 26:15-18, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 30:10, Genesis 30:11

Jazer: Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:35, Numbers 21:32, Jaazer, Joshua 13:25, 2 Samuel 24:5, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 16:9

the place: Numbers 32:26, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 47:4, Jeremiah 50:19, Micah 7:14, 1 John 2:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:21 - Gilead Genesis 49:4 - thou shalt not excel Genesis 49:19 - General Genesis 49:22 - a fruitful Numbers 10:31 - forasmuch Numbers 21:24 - Israel Numbers 32:33 - Moses Deuteronomy 33:21 - the first part Joshua 21:39 - Jazer Joshua 22:9 - the country of Gilead Judges 5:16 - sheepfolds Judges 20:1 - with the 1 Samuel 13:7 - Gad 2 Samuel 2:9 - Gilead 2 Samuel 17:26 - General 2 Samuel 24:6 - Gilead 2 Kings 15:29 - Gilead 1 Chronicles 4:41 - pasture 1 Chronicles 6:81 - Jazer Song of Solomon 4:1 - mount Jeremiah 48:32 - Jazer Ezekiel 47:18 - from Gilead

Cross-References

Genesis 32:16
He divided them into herds and put one of his servants in charge of each herd. He said to them, "Go ahead of me, and leave a space between each herd and the one behind it."
Genesis 32:17
He ordered the first servant, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who is your master? Where are you going? Who owns these animals in front of you?'
Psalms 34:7
His angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.
Psalms 91:11
God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go.
1 Corinthians 3:22
Paul, Apollos, and Peter; this world, life and death, the present and the future—all these are yours,
Ephesians 3:10
in order that at the present time, by means of the church, the angelic rulers and powers in the heavenly world might learn of his wisdom in all its different forms.
Hebrews 1:4
The Son was made greater than the angels, just as the name that God gave him is greater than theirs.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle,.... By which it seems that they had more in proportion than any of the other tribes; by what means it is not easy to say; very probably they were more addicted to the pastoral life, and took more delight in breeding cattle, and were more diligent in taking care of them: however, the reason for this observation presently follows:

and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead; Jazer was in the kingdom of Sihon, and Gilead in the kingdom of Og, which had been both conquered by the Israelites:

that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; where much cattle was fed, there being a great deal of good pasturage for them: Jazer appears to be a well watered country, Jeremiah 48:32, and Gilead and Bashan which joined and belonged to the same country of Og, who was king of Bashan, were famous for good feeding of cattle: hence we read of the bulls of Bashan, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats on Mount Gilead that looked plump and sleek; see Micah 7:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jazer - Compare the marginal reference. This district, although included in the land of Gilead, seems to have had special attractions for the Israelite settlers. All travelers in Gilead, the modern Belka, bear witness to its richness as compared with the country to the west of the Jordan. Its general character is that of an upland pasture, undulating and thickly timbered. In the last respect its northern portions excel its southern; but for fertility of soil the southern province is preferred by the Arabs, in whose lips it has passed into a proverb: “Thou canst not find a country like the Belka.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXXII

The Reubenites and Gadites request Moses to give them their

inheritance on this side of Jordan, 1-5.

Moses expostulates with and reproves them, 6-15.

They explain themselves, and propose conditions, with which

Moses is satisfied-they are to build cities for their wives and

children, and folds for their cattle, and go ever Jordan armed

with the other tribes, and fight against their enemies till the

land is subdued; after which they are to return, 16-27.

Moses proposes the business to Eleazar, Joshua, and the elders,

28-30.

The Gadites and Reubenites promise a faithful observance of the

conditions, 31, 32;

on which Moses assigns to them, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of

Og, king of Bashan, 33.

The cities built by the Gadites, 34-36.

The cities built by the Reubenites, 37, 38.

The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, expel the Amorites

from Gilead, 39,

which Moses grants to them, 40.

Jair, the son of Manasseh, takes the small towns of Gilead, 41.

And Nobah takes Kenath and its villages, 42.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXII


 
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