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Green's Literal Translation
Numbers 32:4
the land which Jehovah has struck before the congregation of Israel is a land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.
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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.”
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'
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 And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had many livestock, a very great multitude. And they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. And, behold, the place was a place for livestock. 2 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, 3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land which Jehovah has struck before the congregation of Israel is a land for livestock, and your servants own livestock. 5 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. 6 And Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, Do your brothers go into the battle, and you, do you sit here? 7 And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which Jehovah has given to them? 8 So your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 And they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the sons of Israel, so as for them not to go into the land which Jehovah had given to them. 10 And the anger of Jehovah glowed 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 you do well, is there not exaltation? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is toward you; but you should rule over it.
If you do well, is there not exaltation? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is toward you; but you should rule over it.
Genesis 23:6
Hear us, my lord. You are a prince among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burying places. Not a man of us will withhold his burying place from you, from burying your dead.
Hear us, my lord. You are a prince among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burying places. Not a man of us will withhold his burying place from you, from burying your dead.
Genesis 27:29
May the nations serve you and peoples bow to you; be a ruler to your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow to you, and cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
May the nations serve you and peoples bow to you; be a ruler to your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow to you, and cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
Genesis 27:37
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have set him over you as a ruler, and I have given him all his brothers for servants; I have girded him with grain and wine. And what then can I do for you, my son?
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have set him over you as a ruler, and I have given him all his brothers for servants; I have girded him with grain and wine. And what then can I do for you, my son?
Genesis 32:5
And it is mine to have oxen, and asses, flocks, and slaves and slave-girls. And I have sent to tell my lord, to find favor in your eyes.
And it is mine to have oxen, and asses, flocks, and slaves and slave-girls. And I have sent to tell my lord, to find favor in your eyes.
Genesis 32:18
Then you will say, Your servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and, behold, also he is behind us.
Then you will say, Your servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and, behold, also he is behind us.
Genesis 33:8
And he said, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find favor in the eyes of my lord.
And he said, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find favor in the eyes of my lord.
Exodus 32:22
And Aaron said, Let not anger of my lord glow. You know the people, that it is in evil.
And Aaron said, Let not anger of my lord glow. You know the people, that it is in evil.
1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul recognized the voice of David, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? And David said, My voice, my lord, O king!
And Saul recognized the voice of David, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? And David said, My voice, my lord, O king!
1 Kings 20:32
And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads. And they came in to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad has said, Please let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? He is my brother.
And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads. And they came in to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad has said, Please 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
