Numbers 32:26
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.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
- KJV
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
- WEB
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- ASV
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- DARBY
- Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
- BLB
- Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead.
- ÅB
- våre barn, våre hustruer, vårt fe og alle våre kløvdyr skal bli her i Gileads byer;
- OTB
- Våre små, koner, flokker og all vår buskap vil bli i byene i Gilead,
- B1930
- våre barn, våre hustruer, vårt fe og alle våre kløvdyr skal bli her i Gileads byer;
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Cross references
Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
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