Numbers 32:21 · Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 32:21 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 32:21 in Other Translations
| KJV | And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, |
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| WEB | and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him, |
| ASV | and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, |
| YLT | and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him, |
| WBT | And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, |
| DBY | and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him, |
Commentary on Numbers 32:21
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 32:20–27
Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing--with sincerity and zeal.
go before the Lord to war--The phrase was used in allusion to the order of march in which the tribes of Reuben and Gad immediately preceded the ark (see on Num. 2:10-31), or to the passage over the Jordan, in which the ark stood in mid-channel, while all the tribes marched by in succession (Jos 3:4), of course including those of Reuben and Gad, so that, literally, they passed over before the Lord and before the rest of Israel (Jos 4:13). Perhaps, however, the phrase is used merely in a general sense to denote their marching on an expedition, the purpose of which was blessed with the presence, and destined to promote the glory, of God. The displeasure which Moses had felt on the first mention of their proposal had disappeared on the strength of their solemn assurances. But a lurking suspicion of their motives seems still to have been lingering in his mind--he continued to speak to them in an admonitory strain; and he concluded by warning them that in case of their failing to redeem their pledge, the judgments of an offended God would assuredly fall upon them. This emphatic caution against such an eventuality throws a strong doubt on the honesty of their first intentions; and yet, whether through the opposing attitude or the strong invectives of Moses they had been brought to a better state of mind, their final reply showed that now all was right.
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Questions about Numbers 32:21
What does Numbers 32:21 say?
Numbers 32:21 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,” Read it in the full context of Numbers 32, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 32:21 found in the Bible?
Numbers 32:21 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 32, verse 21, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 32:21 shown in?
This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 32:21 in the table on this page.
And the land be subdued before the Lord,.... For the inhabitants fleeing before his people, and being conquered by them, might be said to be subdued before the Lord, this being done in his presence, by his power, and for his people:
then afterward ye shall return: to this side of Jordan, the land of Jazer and Gilead, to their cities, and families there:
and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel: having fulfilled all that they promised:
and this land shall be your possession before the Lord; be established and settled in it as their inheritance, the Lord seeing and approving of it, and protecting them in the enjoyment of it.