Numbers 32:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 32:17

15 For if you ^aturn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”

16 Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

17 but ^awe ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 ^aWe will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has¹ received his inheritance.

19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, ^abecause our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”

20 Then ^aMoses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,

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Interlinear Bible for Numbers 32:17:

But we
'anachnuw (#587) ourselves will go ready armed
chalats (#2502) before
paniym (#6440) the children
ben (#1121) of Israel,
Yisra'el (#3478) until
`ad (#5704) we have brought
bow' (#935) them unto
'el (#413) their place:
maqowm (#4725) and our little ones
taph (#2945) shall dwell
yashab (#3427) in the fenced
mibtsar (#4013) cities
`iyr (#5892) because
min (#4480) of the inhabitants
yashab (#3427) of the land.
'erets (#776)

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