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Numbers 32:1

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Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

KJV

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

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This verse in Numbers 32

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Jazer - Compare the marginal reference. This district, although included in the land of Gilead, seems to have had special attractions for the Israelite settlers. All travelers in Gilead, the modern Belka, bear witness to its richness as compared with the country to the west of the Jordan. Its general character is that of an upland pasture, undulating and thickly timbered.

This site's exposition

who had very large herds and flocks

on Numbers 32:1-3

The land is described by what the cattle need before anything else. The towns listed at verse 3 are the Amorite towns taken from Sihon in Numbers 21:25-30.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The whole of this region is now called the Belka. It has always been famous for its rich and extensive pastures, and it is still the favorite resort of the Bedouin shepherds, who frequently contend for securing to their immense flocks the benefit of its luxuriant vegetation.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וּמִקְנֶ֣ה׀and livestock

    umiknehH4735 →76 times

  • רַ֗בmuch

    ravH7227 →454 times

  • הָיָ֞הit belonged

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • לִבְנֵ֧יto [the] descendants of

    livneiH1121 →4930 times

  • רְאוּבֵ֛ןReuben

    reuvenH7205 →72 times

  • וְלִבְנֵי־and to [the] descendants of

    velivnei-H1121 →4930 times

  • גָ֖דGad

    gadH1410 →72 times

  • עָצ֣וּםnumerous

    ʾatzumH6099 →31 times

  • מְאֹ֑דvery

    meodH3966 →300 times

  • וַיִּרְא֞וּand they saw

    vaiyiruH7200 →1300 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • אֶ֤רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • יַעְזֵר֙Jazer

    ya'zerH3270 →13 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • גִּלְעָ֔דGilead

    giladH1568 →134 times

  • וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place

    hamakomH4725 →401 times

  • מְק֥וֹם[was] a place of

    mekomH4725 →401 times

  • מִקְנֶֽה׃livestock

    miknehH4735 →76 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Numbers 21:32After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.5 worksJoshua 22:9So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.4 worksNumbers 32:35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,3 worksGenesis 13:10–11And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)3 worksNumbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,3 worksGenesis 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Samuel 24:5They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.3 worksGenesis 31:21So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.3 worksNumbers 26:5–7Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,2 worksNumbers 32:26Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.2 worksIsaiah 16:8–9For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.2 worksGenesis 30:10–11And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.2 worksNumbers 26:15–18These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,2 worksExodus 12:38And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.2 works1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.2 worksGenesis 47:4Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”2 worksJoshua 13:25The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;2 worksNumbers 2:10–15On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 13:2

    And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 24:35

      “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

    • Psalms 112:1–3

      Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

    • Proverbs 10:22

      The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

    • Job 22:21–25

      Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.

    • Genesis 26:12–13

      Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,

  • Through

    Numbers 32:3

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

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 16:8–9

      For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Numbers 32:35

    Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

    it leads to

    • Numbers 32:3

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

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Numbers 21:32

    After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 48:32

      I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer…

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.
The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.
Numbers: the study guide →Read Numbers 32 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.

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