Numbers 32:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great number of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they realized that the place was suitable for cattle.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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;

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The childern of Rube and the childern of Gad had an exceadinge greate multitude of catell. And whe they sawe the lode of Iaeser and the lode of Gilead yt it was an apte place for catell

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The children of Ruben and the children of Gad had an exceadinge greate multitude of catell, and sawe the londe of Iaeser and Gilead yt it was a mete place for catell,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad had an exceeding great multitude of cattell: and they sawe the lande of Iazer, and the lande of Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The childre of Ruben & the chidren of Gad had an exeeding great multitude of cattell: And when they sawe the lande of Iazer, & the lande of Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattell,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place `is' a place `for' cattle;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a great number of cattle: and when they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle;

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Petition of the Reubenites and Gadites Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

Referenced Verses

  • Num 21:32 : 32 Moses sent men to spy out Jazer, and they captured its surrounding settlements, driving out the Amorites who were there.
  • Num 32:3 : 3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—
  • Num 32:35 : 35 also Atroth-shophan, Jazer, and Jogbehah.
  • Josh 13:25 : 25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.
  • 2 Sam 24:5 : 5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the right side of the city in the middle of the valley of Gad, and proceeded to Jazer.
  • Isa 16:8-9 : 8 The fields of Heshbon languish, as does the vine of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have struck its choice vines, which reached as far as Jazer, wandered into the wilderness, and spread their shoots abroad, crossing the sea. 9 Therefore, I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh, for over your summer fruits and your harvest, shouts of joy have fallen silent.
  • Jer 50:19 : 19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
  • Mic 7:14 : 14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who live alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as they did in days of old.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  • Num 32:26 : 26 Our children, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead,
  • Num 26:5-7 : 5 The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: The family of Hanoch from Hanoch; the family of the Hanochites. The family of Pallu from Pallu; the family of the Palluites. 6 The family of Hezron from Hezron; the family of the Hezronites. The family of Carmi from Carmi; the family of the Carmites. 7 These were the families of the Reubenites, and the total number of those counted was 43,730.
  • Num 26:15-18 : 15 The descendants of Gad by their families: The family of Zephon from Zephon; the family of the Zephonites. The family of Haggi from Haggi; the family of the Haggites. 16 The family of Shuni from Shuni; the family of the Shunites. The family of Ozni from Ozni; the family of the Oznites. The family of Eri from Eri; the family of the Erites. 17 The family of Arod from Arod; the family of the Arodites. The family of Areli from Areli; the family of the Arelites. 18 These were the families of the descendants of Gad, and those counted totaled 40,500.
  • Gen 13:2 : 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.
  • Gen 13:5 : 5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
  • Gen 13:10-11 : 10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. 11 So Lot chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus, they separated from each other.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, 'Because the LORD has seen my misery, surely now my husband will love me.'
  • Gen 30:10-11 : 10 And Leah’s maidservant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, 'What good fortune!' So she named him Gad.
  • Gen 47:4 : 4 They also said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in this land because there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine in the land of Canaan is severe. Please allow your servants to settle in the region of Goshen.'
  • Exod 12:38 : 38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with flocks, herds, and a great deal of livestock.
  • Num 2:10-15 : 10 On the south side will be the banner of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11 The army of his division numbers 46,500. 12 Camping next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13 The army of his division numbers 59,300. 14 Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel. 15 The army of his division numbers 45,650.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 32:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:

    3"Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—

    4this land that the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel—is a land suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock."

    5They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."

    6But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

    7Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

  • Num 32:29-34
    6 verses
    79%

    29Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    30But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan."

    31The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

    32We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

    33Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.

    34The sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer—

  • Josh 22:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.

    10When they came to the regions by the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large and impressive altar there by the Jordan.

    11Then the Israelites heard it said, 'Look, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, by the region of the Jordan, on the Israelite side.'

  • Josh 22:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report to them.

    33The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They no longer talked about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

  • Josh 22:15
    77%

    15When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

  • Num 32:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.

    26Our children, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead,

  • Deut 3:12
    76%

    12At that time, we took possession of this land, from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns, and I gave them to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

  • Josh 22:21
    75%

    21Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel:

  • Josh 4:12
    74%

    12The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.

  • Deut 3:16
    74%

    16To the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the land extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley, with the valley as the border, as far as the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.

  • Josh 22:1
    74%

    1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:8
    74%

    8The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.

  • Josh 13:23-25
    3 verses
    73%

    23The territory of the Reubenites was the Jordan and its surrounding land. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Reuben, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.

    24Similarly, Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad according to their clans:

    25Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.

  • Josh 1:12
    73%

    12To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Deut 4:43
    73%

    43The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

  • Josh 22:25
    72%

    25The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.

  • Deut 29:8
    72%

    8Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Num 34:14
    72%

    14For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.

  • Josh 22:30
    72%

    30Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation, and the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him heard the words spoken by the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, and they were pleased.

  • Ezek 48:27
    71%

    27Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary: Gad, one portion.

  • Josh 20:8
    71%

    8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:28
    71%

    28This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.

  • 2 Kgs 10:33
    71%

    33He took land east of the Jordan—all the land of Gilead, the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer by the Arnon Gorge through Gilead and Bashan.

  • Num 32:16
    71%

    16Then they approached him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our children.

  • Josh 22:13
    70%

    13So the Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead.

  • Num 2:14
    70%

    14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel.

  • 1 Chr 4:39
    70%

    39They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

  • Josh 12:6
    70%

    6Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:15
    70%

    15Moses gave to the tribe of the Reubenites, according to their clans:

  • Gen 36:7
    70%

    7Their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

  • 2 Sam 24:5
    70%

    5They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the right side of the city in the middle of the valley of Gad, and proceeded to Jazer.