Numbers 32:2
in Numbers 32So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
KJV
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
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This verse in Numbers 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
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.
This site's exposition
came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation
Gad is now named before Reuben, and stays first for the rest of the chapter. The two tribes bring their case to the same bench that heard the daughters of Zelophehad at Numbers 27:2, Moses, Eleazar and the leaders. That earlier case also turned on who would hold land.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| גָ֖ד | gad | Gad | H1410 → | 72 times |
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רְאוּבֵ֑ן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶלְעָזָ֣ר | ʾelazar | Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| נְשִׂיאֵ֥י | nesiei | [the] leaders of | H5387 → | 134 times |
| הָעֵדָ֖ה | haedah | the congregation | H5712 → | 149 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
גָ֖דGad
gadH1410 →72 times
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] descendants of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
רְאוּבֵ֑ןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אֶלְעָזָ֣רEleazar
ʾelazarH499 →72 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
נְשִׂיאֵ֥י[the] leaders of
nesieiH5387 →134 times
הָעֵדָ֖הthe congregation
haedahH5712 →149 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and MannaFest exposition, Berean Standard Bible, Numbers 32 read with Numbers 27.