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Numbers 32:4

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

3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”

5 “If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

6 But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

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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
which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
KJV
Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
WEB
the land which the LORD struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”
ASV
the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
DARBY
the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;
BLB
the land that YHWH defeated before the face of the congregation of Israel, it [is] a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”
ÅB
det land som Herren har latt Israels menighet vinne med sverdet, er et land som er vel skikket for feavl, og dine tjenere har meget fe.
OTB
landet som Herren underla seg foran Israels menighet—er ideelt for buskap, og dine tjenere eier buskap."
B1930
det land som Herren har latt Israels menighet vinne med sverdet, er et land som er vel skikket for feavl, og dine tjenere har meget fe.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 21:34

    But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”

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  • Numbers 21:24

    And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:24–35

    “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

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