Numbers 32:5 · World English Bible
Numbers 32:5 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 32:5 in Other Translations
| KJV | Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan. |
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| WEB | They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.” |
| ASV | And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan. |
| YLT | And they say, ‘If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.’ |
| WBT | Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us not over Jordan. |
| DBY | and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan. |
Commentary on Numbers 32:5
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Questions about Numbers 32:5
What does Numbers 32:5 say?
Numbers 32:5 in the World English Bible reads: “They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.”” Read it in the full context of Numbers 32, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 32:5 found in the Bible?
Numbers 32:5 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 32, verse 5, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 32:5 shown in?
This is the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 32:5 in the table on this page.
And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben,.... Being displeased with their motion, as his following discourse shows, it having at first sight an appearance of covetousness and cowardice:
shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? it is not reasonable that your brethren should be left by you and engage in a war with your common enemies, to dispossess them of their land before they can settle in it and you remain here easy and quiet in the possession of a fruitful country.