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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Numbers 32:2

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,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cattle;   Gad;   Gilead;   Government;   Haste;   Misjudgment;   Motive;   Petition;   Uncharitableness;   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;   Reuben;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   Eleazar;   Gad;   Heshbon;   Manasseh, tribe of;   Reuben;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Land (of Israel);   Easton Bible Dictionary - City;   Gad;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bashan;   Gad (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nebo;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Israel;   Manasseh;   Reuben;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'besh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Reuben;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

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,
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,
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,
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,
New Century Version
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Contemporary English Version
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,
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,
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.
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,
Good News Translation
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:
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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,
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,
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:
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:
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,
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,
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,
Berean Standard Bible
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,
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:
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,
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,
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,
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,
New Living Translation
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,
New Revised Standard
the Gadites and the Reubenites came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
Douay-Rheims Bible
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,
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,

Contextual Overview

1 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. 2 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, 3 As touching Atroth and Dibon, and Jazer and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, - and Sebam and Nebo, and Beon- 4 the land which Yahweh smote before the assembly of Israel, a land for cattle, it is, - and, thy servants, have cattle. 5 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. 6 Then said Moses unto the sons of Gad and unto the sons of Reuben, - Shall, your brethren, go into the war, and ye, settle down here? 7 Wherefore, then, should ye dissuade the heart of the sons of Israel, from passing over into the land which Yahweh hath given to them? 8 Thus, did your fathers, - when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea, to view the land, 9 and they went up as far as the ravine of Eschol, and viewed the land, and then dissuaded the heart of the sons of Israel from entering into the land, which Yahweh had given them. 10 Then was the anger of Yahweh kindled on that day, - and he aware, saying:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Joshua 13:7 - General Joshua 21:8 - as the Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 32:26
Then said he - Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed me
Genesis 32:27
Then he said unto him - What is thy name? And he said - Jacob.
Joshua 5:14
And he said - Nay, but, I, as prince of the host of Yahweh, have, now, come. So Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said unto him, What is my lord speaking unto his servant?
Joshua 21:38
And, out of the tribe of Gad, a city of refuge for the manslayer - even Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture land, - and Mahanaim, with her pasture land;
2 Samuel 2:8
But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2 Samuel 2:12
And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:24
When, David, had come to Mahanaim, Absolom, had passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
1 Kings 2:8
Lo! also, there is with thee - Shimei son of Gera a Benjamite, of Behurim, well, he, it was who cursed me with a grievous curse; on the day I journeyed to Mahanaim, - but he, came down to meet me, at the Jordan, and so I sware to him by Yahweh, saying - I will not put thee to death, with the sword.
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim;
2 Kings 6:17
Then prayed Elisha, and said, O Yahweh! open, I beseech thee, his eyes, that he may see. And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and lo! the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, round about 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.


 
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