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New Living Translation
Numbers 32:20
Then Moses said, "If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord 's battles,
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Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
Moshe said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
King James Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
Lexham English Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
English Standard Version
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
New Century Version
So Moses told them, "You must do these things. You must go before the Lord into battle
So Moses told them, "You must do these things. You must go before the Lord into battle
New English Translation
Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord ,
Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord ,
Amplified Bible
Moses replied, "If you will do as you say, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
Moses replied, "If you will do as you say, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
New American Standard Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:
And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
Contemporary English Version
Moses said: You promised that you would be ready to fight for the Lord .
Moses said: You promised that you would be ready to fight for the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: iv, LY: vii) Moshe said to them, "If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war,
(RY: iv, LY: vii) Moshe said to them, "If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war,
Darby Translation
And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,
And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,
Easy-to-Read Version
So Moses told them, "If you do all these things, this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle.
So Moses told them, "If you do all these things, this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing and arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing and arm yourselves before the LORD for war,
Good News Translation
Moses answered, "If you really mean what you say, then here in the presence of the Lord get ready to go into battle.
Moses answered, "If you really mean what you say, then here in the presence of the Lord get ready to go into battle.
Christian Standard Bible®
Moses replied to them, “If you do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,
Moses replied to them, “If you do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,
Literal Translation
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing; if you will arm for battle before Jehovah,
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing; if you will arm for battle before Jehovah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Moses sayde vnto them: Yf ye wil do this, that ye wil harnesse youre selues to the warre before the LORDE,
Moses sayde vnto them: Yf ye wil do this, that ye wil harnesse youre selues to the warre before the LORDE,
American Standard Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,
Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre,
And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said unto them: 'If ye will do this thing: if ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
And Moses said unto them: 'If ye will do this thing: if ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
King James Version (1611)
And Moses said vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, if ye will goe armed before the Lord to warre,
And Moses said vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, if ye will goe armed before the Lord to warre,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,
And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,
English Revised Version
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing; If ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing; If ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
Berean Standard Bible
"If you do this," Moses replied, "if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
"If you do this," Moses replied, "if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord;
To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord;
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,
And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,
Update Bible Version
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
World English Bible
Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
New King James Version
Then Moses said to them: "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
Then Moses said to them: "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
New Life Bible
So Moses said to them, "Do as you say. Get ready for war before the Lord.
So Moses said to them, "Do as you say. Get ready for war before the Lord.
New Revised Standard
So Moses said to them, "If you do this—if you take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you do this—if you take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing, - if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war;
And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing, - if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
Revised Standard Version
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war,
THE MESSAGE
Moses said, "If you do what you say, take up arms before God for battle and together go across the Jordan ready, before God , to fight until God has cleaned his enemies out of the land, then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God .
Moses said, "If you do what you say, take up arms before God for battle and together go across the Jordan ready, before God , to fight until God has cleaned his enemies out of the land, then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God .
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for the war,
Contextual Overview
16 But they approached Moses and said, "We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children. 17 Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people. 18 We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land. 19 But we do not claim any of the land on the other side of the Jordan. We would rather live here on the east side and accept this as our grant of land." 20 Then Moses said, "If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord 's battles, 21 and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the Lord has driven out his enemies, 22 then you may return when the Lord has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the Lord and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the Lord . 23 But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord , and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 24 Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised." 25 Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, "We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 3:18-20, Joshua 1:13-15, Joshua 4:12, Joshua 4:13, Joshua 22:2-4
Reciprocal: Numbers 32:29 - General Joshua 6:8 - before the Lord Judges 11:9 - If ye bring 1 Samuel 18:17 - the Lord's
Cross-References
Genesis 32:8
He thought, "If Esau meets one group and attacks it, perhaps the other group can escape."
He thought, "If Esau meets one group and attacks it, perhaps the other group can escape."
Genesis 32:9
Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord , you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.' And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.'
Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord , you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.' And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.'
Genesis 32:17
He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: "When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?'
He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: "When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?'
Genesis 43:11
So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, "If it can't be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, "If it can't be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
1 Samuel 6:5
Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.
Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.
1 Kings 20:31
Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live."
Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live."
Proverbs 6:35
He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.
A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.
Proverbs 16:14
The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
Proverbs 21:14
A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses said unto them,.... Being better disposed towards them, and more satisfied with the reasonableness of their request, it being explained unto him:
if ye will do this thing; which they had promised:
if ye will go armed before the Lord to war; they had said they would go ready armed before the children of Israel, but Moses expresses it "before the Lord"; which is more agreeable to their encampment and order in marching, for not the standard of Reuben but that of Judah went foremost, yet the standard of Reuben marched directly before the sanctuary bore by the Kohathites, Numbers 10:18, and so might be properly said to go before the Lord, who dwelt there.
