Numbers 32:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אִֽם־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה אִם־תֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer ʾălēyhem mōšeh ʾim-taʿăśūn ʾet-haddābār hazzeh ʾim-tēḥālṣū lip̄nēy YHWH lammilḥāmāh

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾălēyhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʾim-taʿăśūn*: conditional particle + qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural, paragogic nun - if you will do
• *ʾet-haddābār*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter
• *hazzeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
• *ʾim-tēḥālṣū*: conditional particle + niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - if you will arm yourselves
• *lip̄nēy*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/in the presence of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *lammilḥāmāh*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - for the war/battle

Word Meanings

• *taʿăśūn*: you will do/perform/accomplish
• *tēḥālṣū*: you will arm yourselves/be ready for battle/go as vanguard
• *haddābār*: word/thing/matter

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will go armed before the LORD to war,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto them, If ye will do{H6213} this thing,{H1697} if ye will arm{H2502} yourselves to go before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} to the war,{H4421}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, If ye will do{H6213}{(H8799)} this thing{H1697}, if ye will go armed{H2502}{(H8735)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} to war{H4421},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses sayed vnto them: Yf ye will do this thinge that ye will go all harnessed before the Lorde to warre

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moses sayde vnto them: Yf ye wil do this, that ye wil harnesse youre selues to the warre before the LORDE,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Moses replied,“If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the LORD,

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.
• Josh 22:2-4 : 2 He said to them, 'You have kept all that Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you and have obeyed my voice in everything I commanded you.' 3 You have not abandoned your brothers these many days up until today, but you have been careful to keep the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, just as He promised them. So now turn and go back to your tents in the land of your possession, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you beyond 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.'
• Josh 1:13-15 : 13 “Remember the command that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you when he said: ‘The LORD your God will give you rest and will give you this land.’ 14 Your 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. 15 Until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them, then you may return to the land of your possession and settle it—the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.