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JPS Old Testament
Numbers 32:4
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'
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Hebrew Names Version
the land which the LORD struck before the congregation of Yisra'el, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle.
the land which the LORD struck before the congregation of Yisra'el, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle.
King James Version
Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
Lexham English Bible
the land that Yahweh struck before the community of Israel, is a land of livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the land that Yahweh struck before the community of Israel, is a land of livestock, and your servants have livestock."
English Standard Version
the land that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the land that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
New English Translation
the land that the Lord subdued before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle."
the land that the Lord subdued before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle."
Amplified Bible
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land [suitable] for livestock, and your servants have [very large herds of] livestock."
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land [suitable] for livestock, and your servants have [very large herds of] livestock."
New American Standard Bible
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which countrey the Lorde smote before the Congregation of Israel, is a lande meete for cattell, and thy seruants haue cattell:
Which countrey the Lorde smote before the Congregation of Israel, is a lande meete for cattell, and thy seruants haue cattell:
Legacy Standard Bible
the land, which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the land, which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
Complete Jewish Bible
the country that Adonai conquered before the community of Isra'el, is livestock country; and your servants have livestock.
the country that Adonai conquered before the community of Isra'el, is livestock country; and your servants have livestock.
Darby Translation
the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;
the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;
George Lamsa Translation
The land which the LORD smote before the children of Israel is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle;
The land which the LORD smote before the children of Israel is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle;
Christian Standard Bible®
which the Lord struck down before the community of Israel, is good land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.”
which the Lord struck down before the community of Israel, is good land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.”
Literal Translation
the land which Jehovah has struck before the congregation of Israel is a land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.
the land which Jehovah has struck before the congregation of Israel is a land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which the LORDE smote before ye congregacion of Israel, is a mete londe for catell, and thy seruauntes haue many catell.
which the LORDE smote before ye congregacion of Israel, is a mete londe for catell, and thy seruauntes haue many catell.
American Standard Version
the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
Bible in Basic English
The land which the Lord gave into the hands of the children of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle.
The land which the Lord gave into the hands of the children of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which countrey the Lorde smote before the congregation of Israel, is a lande meete for cattell, and we thy seruauntes haue cattell.
Which countrey the Lorde smote before the congregation of Israel, is a lande meete for cattell, and we thy seruauntes haue cattell.
King James Version (1611)
Euen the countrey which the Lord smote before the Congregation of Israel, is a land for cattell, and thy seruants haue cattell.
Euen the countrey which the Lord smote before the Congregation of Israel, is a land for cattell, and thy seruants haue cattell.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the land which the Lord has delivered up before the children of Israel, is pasture land, and thy servants have cattle.
the land which the Lord has delivered up before the children of Israel, is pasture land, and thy servants have cattle.
English Revised Version
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.
Berean Standard Bible
which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock-and your servants have livestock."
which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock-and your servants have livestock."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Nebo, and Beon, the lond which the Lord smoot in the siyt of the sones of Israel, is of moost plenteuous cuntrey to the pasture of beestis; and we thi seruauntis han ful many beestis;
and Nebo, and Beon, the lond which the Lord smoot in the siyt of the sones of Israel, is of moost plenteuous cuntrey to the pasture of beestis; and we thi seruauntis han ful many beestis;
Young's Literal Translation
the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'
the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'
Update Bible Version
the land which Yahweh smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your slaves have cattle.
the land which Yahweh smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your slaves have cattle.
Webster's Bible Translation
[Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
[Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
World English Bible
the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle.
the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle.
New King James Version
the country which the LORD defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the country which the LORD defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
New Living Translation
The Lord has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock.
The Lord has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock.
New Life Bible
the land which the Lord won in battle in front of the people of Israel, is a land for cattle and your servants have cattle."
the land which the Lord won in battle in front of the people of Israel, is a land for cattle and your servants have cattle."
New Revised Standard
the land that the Lord subdued before the congregation of Israel—is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."
the land that the Lord subdued before the congregation of Israel—is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the land which Yahweh smote before the assembly of Israel, a land for cattle, it is, - and, thy servants, have cattle.
the land which Yahweh smote before the assembly of Israel, a land for cattle, it is, - and, thy servants, have cattle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The land, which the Lord hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much cattle:
The land, which the Lord hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much cattle:
Revised Standard Version
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
the land which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock."
Contextual Overview
1 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, 2 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: 3 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.' 5 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.' 6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: 'Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here? 7 And wherefore will ye turn away the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they turned away the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 10 And the LORD'S anger was kindled in that day, and He swore, saying:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 21:24, Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 2:24-35
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 13:15 - God smote Isaiah 15:4 - Heshbon
Cross-References
Genesis 4:7
If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.'
If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.'
Genesis 23:6
'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'
'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
Genesis 27:37
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau: 'Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?'
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau: 'Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?'
Genesis 32:5
And he commanded them, saying: 'Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now.
And he commanded them, saying: 'Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now.
Genesis 32:18
And he commanded the foremost, saying: 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying: Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
And he commanded the foremost, saying: 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying: Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Genesis 33:8
And he said: 'What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?' And he said: 'To find favour in the sight of my lord.'
And he said: 'What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?' And he said: 'To find favour in the sight of my lord.'
Exodus 32:22
And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.
And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.
1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David's voice, and said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And David said: 'It is my voice, my lord, O king.'
And Saul knew David's voice, and said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And David said: 'It is my voice, my lord, O king.'
1 Kings 20:32
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Even the county which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel,.... In which the above cities were, and perhaps some others not named: this was now in the hands of the people of Israel, being subdued by them, the conquest of which is ascribed unto the Lord, for the victory was of him; it was he that smote their enemies; and delivered their country into their hands; and now Moses, Eleazar, and the princes of the congregation, being the representatives of the people, had a right to dispose of it, and, which these two tribes request might be given to them, because, say they:
it is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle; to stock it, with and great numbers of them; see Numbers 32:1
