Numbers 32:5

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."

Parallel Translations

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.

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

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]."

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."

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.

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."

Contemporary English Version
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."

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.

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."

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.

Good News Translation
Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there."

Christian Standard Bible®
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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

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.

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.

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."

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."

Contextual Overview

¹The 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." ⁵ 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." ⁶Moses answered the families of Gad and Reuben: "Do you mean that you are going to leave the fighting that's ahead to your brothers while you settle down here? Why would you even think of letting the People of Israel down, demoralizing them just as they're about to move into the land God gave them? That's exactly what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to survey the country. They went as far as the Valley of Eshcol, took one look and quit. They completely demoralized the People of Israel from entering the land God had given them. And God got angry—oh, did he get angry! He swore: ‘They'll never get to see it; none of those who came up out of Egypt who are twenty years and older will ever get to see the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They weren't interested in following me—their hearts weren't in it. None, except for Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun; they followed me—their hearts were in it.' ¹³ " God 's anger smoked against Israel. He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until that entire generation that acted out evil in his sight had died out. ¹⁴"And now here you are, just one more mob of sinners stepping up to replace your ancestors, throwing fuel on the already blazing anger of God against Israel. If you won't follow him, he'll do it again. He'll dump them in the desert and the disaster will be all your fault."

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 33:8
Esau then asked, "And what was the meaning of all those herds that I met?" "I was hoping that they would pave the way for my master to welcome me."

Genesis 33:15
Esau said, "Let me at least lend you some of my men." "There's no need," said Jacob. "Your generous welcome is all I need or want."

Genesis 47:25
They said, "You've saved our lives! Master, we're grateful and glad to be slaves to Pharaoh."

Ruth 2:2
One day Ruth, the Moabite foreigner, said to Naomi, "I'm going to work; I'm going out to glean among the sheaves, following after some harvester who will treat me kindly." Naomi said, "Go ahead, dear daughter."

1 Samuel 1:18
"Think well of me—and pray for me!" she said, and went her way. Then she ate heartily, her face radiant.

2 Samuel 16:4
"Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth," said the king, "is now yours." Ziba said, "How can I ever thank you? I'll be forever in your debt, my master and king; may you always look on me with such kindness!"

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.