Verse 20
Numbers 32:20
Free Bible Version
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But if you fail to do this, you will clearly be sinning against the Lord, and the consequences of your sin will catch up with you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אִֽם תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ/ן אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה אִם תֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּ לִ/פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לַ/מִּלְחָמָֽה
English Translation
And Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will go before the Lord to war."
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Chapter 32 Context
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So they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite leaders and said,
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“The towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
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which the Lord conquered in full view of the Israelites, are well-suited for the livestock that we y...
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They continued, “Please respond to our request favorably: give us this land. Don't make us cross the...
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In reply Moses asked the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “Are you expecting your brothers to go and fight...
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Why discourage the Israelites from crossing into the country that the Lord has given them?
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After your fathers traveled up the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the Isra...
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As a result, they made the Lord very angry that day, and he swore this oath,
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‘Not a single one of those I saved from Egypt who is twenty years old or older will ever see the lan...
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no one except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua, son of Nun, because they were comp...
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The Lord was angry with Israel, and made them wander around in the desert for forty years, until the...
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Now look at you, you brood of sinners who have come to take your fathers' place to make the Lord eve...
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If you give up following him, he will abandon these people in the desert once again, and their death...
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Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben came to Moses and told him, “We would plan to build stone walls to...
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But we will still get ourselves ready for battle, and we will be prepared to lead the Israelites unt...
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However, we won't own any land on the other side of the Jordan because we've received this land to o...
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Moses responded, “If this is what you will actually do, if you will get yourselves ready for battle...
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and if all your troops cross the Jordan with the Lord until he has driven out his enemies ahead of h...
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then once the country is conquered with the Lord's help then you may return, and you will have fulfi...
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But if you fail to do this, you will clearly be sinning against the Lord, and the consequences of yo...
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Go ahead and build towns for your children and stone walls for your flocks, but make sure you do wha...
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The tribes of Gad and Reuben promised Moses, “Sir, we your servants will do just as you have ordered...
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Our wives and children, our livestock and all our animals, will all remain here in the towns of Gile...
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But we your servants are ready for battle, and all our troops will cross over to fight with the Lord...
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Moses gave the following instructions about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua, son of Nun, and t...
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Moses told them, “If the tribes of Gad and Reuben cross the Jordan with you, with all their troops r...
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But if they don't get themselves ready for battle and cross over with you, then they must accept the...
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The tribes of Gad and Reuben responded, “We will do just as the Lord has told us, your servants.
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We will cross over and enter the country of Canaan ready for battle with the Lord's help, so that we...
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So Moses gave to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kin...
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The people of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
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Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
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Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified towns, and they built stone walls for their flocks.
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The people of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
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as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (changing their names), and Sibmah. In fact they renamed those towns t...
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The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, attacked Gilead and captured it. They drove out the Amor...
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So Moses gave Gilead to the family of Machir, son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
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Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, attacked their villages and captured them. He named them the Village...
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Nobah attacked Kenath and captured it, along with its villages. He named it Nobah after himself.
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