Numbers 32:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, ”

Numbers 32:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go (f) armed before the LORD to war, (f) Before the Ark of the Lord.
Numbers 32:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Request by Reuben and Gad for Permission to Settle on the E. of Jordan. The character of the high moorland S. of the Jabbok still bears out the description of it as suitable for pasturage ( Numbe...
Numbers 32:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. And Moses said unto them. Moses might seem to err on the side of excessive good-nature, in that he extends the boundaries prescribed by God, in complying with their wish. For, since thei...
Numbers 32:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
Numbers 32:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If ye will go armed before the Lord— i.e. Before the ark, which was the symbol of the Divine presence; for the three tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Simeon marched immediately before the sanctuary, ch...
Numbers 32:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, If ye will do this thing - with sincerity and zeal. Ye will go armed - i:e., all of you in...
Numbers 32:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Allotment of Territory to the Tribes of Gad and Reuben and the Halftribe of Manasseh 1-5. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request that the land of Gilead lying on the E. side of the Jordan be assigne...
Numbers 32:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

if ye will go armed before the Lord... — The same verb and the same preposition are here used which are used in Numbers 32:17 . It may be inferred from this expression that the army of the Israeli...
Numbers 32:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2. SETTLEMENT Numbers 32:1-42 The request of the men of Reuben and Gad that they should be allowed to settle on the eastern side of Jordan in the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was at fir...
Numbers 32:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Warning against Forsaking Their Brethren Numbers 32:20-42 These two and a half tribes never entered the national life, as did those on the other side of Jordan. They were far from the center of...
Numbers 32:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We have here the record of what without doubt was a wrong committed by two and a half tribes, of Moses' failure in judgment, and, consequently, of a grave mistake. Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of...
Numbers 32:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I include the whole of these verses in one view, because they include the terms of agreement between Moses and the Reubenites and Gadites. The representation, which is here given of them, serves to r...
Numbers 32:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses said unto them ,.... Being better disposed towards them, and more satisfied with the reasonableness of their request, it being explained unto him: if ye will do this thing ; which they h...
Numbers 32:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Before the Lord Before the ark, which was the token of God's presence. He alludes either to the order of the tribes in their march, whereby Reuben and Gad marched immediately before the ark, or to...
Numbers 32:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A PROPOSAL OF COMPROMISE (vs.1-15) The children of Israel being now east of the Jordan River, the land there appealed to the tribes of Reuben and Gad particularly because they had great possessio...
Numbers 32:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel...
Numbers 32:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before the Lord; either, 1. Sincerely and heartily, as in God's presence. Or rather, 2. Before the ark, which was the token of God's presence. He alludes either to the order of the tribes in th...
Numbers 32:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Their Going Forward Is Confirmed and Agreed ( Numbers 32:20-23 ). Numbers 32:20-21 ‘And Moses said to them, “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the wa...
Numbers 32:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the account of the allotment of the territory conquered by Israel on the east of the Jordan to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe...
Numbers 32:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 32:12 . Save Caleb the Kenezite. Kenaz was probably Caleb's grandfather. This solves all the difficulty in this passage. Raguel is called the father of Moses' wife, and he was evidently he...
Numbers 32:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones. But we ourselves will go ready armed. The amended proposal of the Reubenites and Gadites I. The amended proposal m...
Numbers 32:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES BEYOND JORDAN ( Numbers 32:1-4 ). Numbers 32:1 The children of Reuben and the children of Gad. Reuben and Gad had both been camped on t...
Numbers 32:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
Numbers 32:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 3:18-20 ; Joshua 1:13-15 ; Joshua 22:2-4 ; Joshua 4:12 ; Joshua 4:13
Numbers 32:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Before the Lord — Before the ark, which was the token of God's presence. He alludes either to the order of the tribes in their march, whereby Reuben and Gad marched immediately before the ark, or t...

Numbers 32:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 32:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 32:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 32:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 32:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 32:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 32:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 32:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 32:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 32:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 32:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 32:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 32:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes