KJV King James Version
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
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Numbers 32:17
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
WEB World English Bible
but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
ASV American Standard Version
but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and we—we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;
Surrounding context — Numbers 32
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
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וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּH587 · a.nach.nuweנֵחָלֵ֣ץH2502 · cha.latsto rescueחֻשִׁ֗יםH2363 · chushto hastenלִפְנֵי֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelעַ֛דH5704 · adtillאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאִם־H518 · imifהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מְקוֹמָ֑םH4725 · ma.qomplaceוְיָשַׁ֤בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙H2945 · taphchildבְּעָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהַמִּבְצָ֔רH4013 · miv.tsarfortificationמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיֹשְׁבֵ֥יH3427 · ya.shavto dwellהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Joshua 4:12-13And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:Numbers 32:29-32And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:Deuteronomy 3:18-20And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet for the war.
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