Numbers 32:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But we will arm ourselves quickly and go before the Israelites until we bring them to their place. Meanwhile our children will stay in fortified cities, safe from the inhabitants of the land.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But we ourselves will go ready and armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But we oure selues will go ready armed before ye childern of Israel vntill we haue broughte them vnto their place. And oure childre shall dwell in the stronge cities because of the inhabiters of the londe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    As for oure selues, we will go ready armed before the children of Israel, tyll we haue broughte them vnto their place: Oure childre shal remayne in the fenced cities, because of ye indwellers of the londe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But we our selues will be readie armed to go before the children of Israel, vntill we haue brought them vnto their place: but our childre shall dwell in the defenced cities, because of the inhabitants of the lande.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But we our selues wyl go redy armed before the children of Israel, vntyll we haue brought them vnto their place: And our children shall dwell in the fensed cities, because of the inhabiters of the lande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and we -- we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel till we have taken them to their place: but our little ones will be safe in the walled towns against the people of the land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against the inhabitants of the land.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 4:12-13 : 12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them. 13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.
  • Num 32:29-32 : 29 Moses 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. 30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan." 31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. 32 We 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."
  • Deut 3:18-20 : 18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.' 19 'But your wives, children, and livestock—I know you have much livestock—may stay in the towns I have given you.' 20 'You are to help your fellow Israelites until the LORD gives them rest, as He has done for you, and they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may return to the possession I have given you.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 32:16
    86%

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

  • Num 32:18-21
    4 verses
    84%

    18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received their inheritance.

    19For we will not inherit any land with them beyond the Jordan, because our inheritance is on the east side of the Jordan.

    20Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • Num 32:26-27
    2 verses
    82%

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

    27but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."

  • Num 32:29-32
    4 verses
    80%

    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."

  • Num 14:3
    75%

    3Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • Deut 1:39
    75%

    39And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Num 32:24
    74%

    24Build cities for your children and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.

  • Josh 1:14
    74%

    14Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

  • Deut 3:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

    19'But your wives, children, and livestock—I know you have much livestock—may stay in the towns I have given you.'

  • Josh 8:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5"I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."

    6"They will chase after us until we lure them away from the city, for they will say, 'They are running away from us as they did before.' So we will flee before them."

  • Exod 10:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Moses answered, "We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the LORD."

    10Pharaoh said, "The LORD be with you—if I let you go along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on disaster."

  • Deut 1:28
    73%

    28Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

  • Jer 42:14
    72%

    14Instead, you say, 'No, we will go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war, hear the sound of the trumpet, or suffer hunger for bread. There we will stay.'

  • Josh 22:24
    72%

    24We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

  • Num 14:31
    72%

    31But your children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them in to know the land that you have rejected.

  • Deut 29:11
    72%

    11You are entering into the covenant of the LORD your God and His oath, which the LORD your God is making with you today.

  • 1 Sam 14:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay in our place and not go up to them.

    10But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

  • Deut 2:34-36
    3 verses
    72%

    34At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed every city, including the men, women, and children; we left no survivors.

    35Only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we took as spoil for ourselves.

    36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, and from the city in the valley, even to Gilead, not one city was too strong for us. The LORD our God gave them all into our hands.

  • Gen 43:8
    72%

    8Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

  • Num 13:28
    71%

    28However, the people who live there are strong, and the cities are large and very fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

  • Deut 1:22
    71%

    22Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • Deut 2:29
    71%

    29as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me—until I cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.'

  • 1 Sam 25:16
    71%

    16They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.

  • Num 13:19
    71%

    19Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

  • Num 14:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land flowing with milk and honey.

    9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection is gone, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.

  • Num 20:17
    71%

    17Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through any field or vineyard, nor will we drink water from any well. We will travel along the King's Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.

  • Deut 3:7
    71%

    7But we kept all the livestock and the spoils of the cities for ourselves.

  • Josh 4:12
    71%

    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.

  • Judg 20:32
    70%

    32The Benjaminites thought, "We are defeating them as before." But the Israelites said, "Let us retreat and draw them away from the city to the roads."

  • Num 13:31
    70%

    31But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are."

  • Deut 29:16
    70%

    16You saw their detestable things and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold that were among them.

  • Josh 9:11
    70%

    11So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Num 1:52
    70%

    52The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man by his own banner, near his own family’s camp.

  • Ezek 38:11
    70%

    11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will attack peaceful people who live securely—all of them living without walls, without gates and bars.’

  • Deut 3:5
    70%

    5All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides many unwalled rural towns.