Numbers 32:2

the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

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WEBBE

Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

BSB

So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

KJV

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,

ASV

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,

BBE

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

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וַיָּבֹאוּ vai·ya·vo·'u and they came H935 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] descendants of H1121 גָד gad Gad H1410 וּבְנֵי u·ve·nei and [the] descendants of H1121 רְאוּבֵן re·'u·ven Reuben H7205 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 אֶלְעָזָר 'el·'a·zar Eleazar H499 הַכֹּהֵן ha·ko·hen the priest H3548 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 נְשִׂיאֵי ne·si·'ei [the] leaders of H5387 הָעֵדָה ha·'e·dah the congregation H5712 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Here is a proposal made by the Reubenites and Gadites, that the land lately conquered might be allotted to them. Two things common in the world might lead these tribes to make this choice; the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. There was much amiss in the principle they went upon; they consulted their own private convenience more than the public good. Thus to the present time, many seek their own things more than the things of Jesus Christ; and are led by worldly interests and advantages to take up short of the heavenly Canaan.

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Cross-references

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People & places

MosesReubenGadEleazar

Topics

Government

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.