Numbers 32:23
21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
- KJV
- But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
- WEB
- “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.
- ASV
- But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.
- DARBY
- But if ye do not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out.
- BLB
- But if you⁺ do not do so, behold, you⁺ have sinned against YHWH; and know your⁺ sin, that it will find you⁺ out.
- ÅB
- Men dersom dere ikke gjør så, da synder dere mot Herren, og dere skal vite at deres synd skal finne dere.
- OTB
- Men hvis dere ikke gjør dette, vil dere ha syndet mot Herren, og vær sikker på at deres synd vil finne dere.
- B1930
- Men dersom I ikke gjør så, da synder I mot Herren, og I skal vite at eders synd skal finne eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 59:12
For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;
Read in contextProverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Read in contextGenesis 44:16
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
Read in contextPsalms 90:8
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
Read in contextGenesis 4:7
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Read in contextRomans 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:15–68
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
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