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New Revised Standard
Numbers 32:2
the Gadites and the Reubenites came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
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Hebrew Names Version
the children of Gad and the children of Re'uven came and spoke to Moshe, and to El`azar the Kohen, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
the children of Gad and the children of Re'uven came and spoke to Moshe, and to El`azar the Kohen, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
King James Version
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben came, and they said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, saying,
The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben came, and they said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, saying,
English Standard Version
So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation,
So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation,
New Century Version
they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.
they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.
New English Translation
the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,
the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,
Amplified Bible
So the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
So the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
New American Standard Bible
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the children of Gad, and the childre of Reuben came, and spake vnto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the princes of the Congregation, saying,
Then the children of Gad, and the childre of Reuben came, and spake vnto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the princes of the Congregation, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
so the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
so the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
Contemporary English Version
So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of Israel and said,
So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of Israel and said,
Complete Jewish Bible
the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven came and spoke to Moshe, El‘azar the cohen and the community leaders. They said,
the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven came and spoke to Moshe, El‘azar the cohen and the community leaders. They said,
Darby Translation
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the assembly, saying,
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the assembly, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
So the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses. They spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.
So the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses. They spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.
George Lamsa Translation
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the princes of the congregation,
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the princes of the congregation,
Good News Translation
they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of the community and said,
they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of the community and said,
Christian Standard Bible®
So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community and said:
So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community and said:
Literal Translation
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying,
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and came & spake vnto Moses and to Eleasar the prest, and to the captaynes of the congregacion:
and came & spake vnto Moses and to Eleasar the prest, and to the captaynes of the congregacion:
American Standard Version
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
Bible in Basic English
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, came & spake vnto Moyses and Eleazar the priest, and vnto the lordes of the congregation, saying:
The children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, came & spake vnto Moyses and Eleazar the priest, and vnto the lordes of the congregation, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying:
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying:
King James Version (1611)
The children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, came and spake vnto Moses, and to Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the Princes of the Congregation, saying,
The children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, came and spake vnto Moses, and to Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the Princes of the Congregation, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the children of Ruben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
and the children of Ruben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
English Revised Version
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thei camen to Moyses and Eleazar, preest, and to the princes of the multitude, and seiden,
thei camen to Moyses and Eleazar, preest, and to the princes of the multitude, and seiden,
Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:
and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:
Update Bible Version
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
World English Bible
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
New King James Version
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
New Living Translation
they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said,
they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said,
New Life Bible
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and Eleazar the religious leader and the leaders of the people,
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and Eleazar the religious leader and the leaders of the people,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in, - and spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of assembly, saying,
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in, - and spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of assembly, saying,
Douay-Rheims Bible
They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:
They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:
Revised Standard Version
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Elea'zar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation,
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Elea'zar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
Contextual Overview
1 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, 2 the Gadites and the Reubenites came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, 3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon— 4 the land that the Lord subdued before the congregation of Israel—is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle." 5 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." 6 But Moses said to the Gadites and to the Reubenites, "Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? 7 Why will you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from going over into the land that the Lord has given them? 8 Your fathers did this, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 When they went up to the Wadi Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from going into the land that the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord 's anger was kindled on that day and he swore, saying,
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Joshua 13:7 - General Joshua 21:8 - as the Lord
Cross-References
Genesis 32:26
Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me."
Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me."
Genesis 32:27
So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
Joshua 5:14
He replied, "Neither; but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and he said to him, "What do you command your servant, my lord?"
He replied, "Neither; but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and he said to him, "What do you command your servant, my lord?"
Joshua 21:38
Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
2 Samuel 2:8
But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim.
But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 2:12
Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:24
Then David came to Mahanaim, while Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
Then David came to Mahanaim, while Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
1 Kings 2:8
There is also with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a terrible curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord , ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.'
There is also with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a terrible curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord , ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.'
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha prayed: "O Lord , please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Then Elisha prayed: "O Lord , please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses,.... The children of Gad are mentioned first, though Reuben was the firstborn, and had a standard under which Gad pitched: it may be, as Aben Ezra thinks, the Gadites were the first authors of this counsel, the contrivers of this scheme; who first moved it to the Reubenites, which they had an opportunity of doing, lying encamped by them; or however, they might be the most busy and active in this affair, or the best spokesmen; for it could be only some, in the name of the whole, that addressed Moses on this account, and spoke to him about it:
and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation; who perhaps were the seventy elders, and with Moses the chief ruler, and Eleazar the high priest, made up the grand sanhedrim, or great council of the nation, and were undoubtedly the most proper persons to apply unto:
saying: as follows.
