Numbers 32:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• 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 And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them: 13 About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for battle.
• Josh 22:2-4 : 2 And said to them, You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 3 You have not left your brethren these many days up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; therefore now return and go back to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
• Deut 3:18-20 : 18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God has given you this land to possess; all you who are able shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel. 19 But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (for I know that you have much livestock), shall remain in your cities which I have given you; 20 Until the LORD gives rest to your brethren, as He has to you, and they also possess the land the LORD your God has given them beyond the Jordan; then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.
• Josh 1:13-15 : 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, 15 until the LORD has given your brethren rest, as he has given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.