KJV 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:
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Numbers 32:4
[Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
WEB World English Bible
the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”
ASV American Standard Version
the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
YLT 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.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 32
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 spake 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 Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 [Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
5 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.
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הָאָ֗רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichהִכָּ֤הH5221 · na.khahto smiteיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלִפְנֵי֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeעֲדַ֣תH5712 · e.dahcongregationיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִקְנֶ֖הH4735 · miq.nehlivestockהִ֑ואH1931 · huhe/she/itוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveמִקְנֶֽה׃ סH4735 · miq.nehlivestock
Cross-references
Numbers 21:34And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.Numbers 21:24And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.Deuteronomy 2:24-35Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess [it], and contend with him in battle.
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