NUM 32:5 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔλεγον, εἰ εὕρομεν χάριν ἐνώπιόν σου, δοθήτω ἡ γῆ αὕτη τοῖς οἰκέταις σου ἐν κατασχέσει, καὶ μὴ διαβιβάσῃς ἡμᾶς τὸν Ἰορδάνην.
(Kai elegon, ei heuromen ⱪarin enōpion sou, dothaʸtō haʸ gaʸ hautaʸ tois oiketais sou en katasⱪesei, kai maʸ diabibasaʸs haʸmas ton Yordanaʸn.)

BrTr And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.

ULT And they said, “If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. May you not pass us over the Jordan.”

UST So, please treat us kindly by giving us that region to live in! We do not want to cross over the Jordan River.”

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

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WEBBE They said, “If we have found favour in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.”

NET So they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River.”

LSV And they say, “If we have found grace in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.”

FBV They continued, “Please respond to our request favorably: give us this land. Don't make us cross the Jordan.”

T4T If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.”

LEB They said, “If we have found favor in _⌊your sight_⌋,[fn] let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us across the Jordan.”

32:5 Literally “your eyes”

BBE And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.

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JPS And they said: 'If we have found favour in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.'

ASV And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.

DRA And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.

YLT And they say, 'If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'

Drby and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.

RV And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over Jordan.
(And they said, If we have found grace in thy/your sight, let this land be given unto thy/your servants for a possession; bring us not over Jordan.)

SLT And they will say, If we found grace in thine eyes, will this land be given to thy servants for a possession; ye will not cause us to pass over Jordan.

Wbstr Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

KJB-1769 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
(Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy/your sight, let this land be given unto thy/your servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.)

KJB-1611 Wherefore, said they, if wee haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, and bring vs not ouer Iordane.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Wherfore said they: If we haue found grace in thy sight, let this lande be geue vnto thy seruauntes to possesse, & bryng vs not ouer Iordane.
(Wherefore said they: If we have found grace in thy/your sight, let this land be give unto thy/your servants to possess, and bring us not over Yordan.)

Gnva Wherefore, said they, if we haue foud grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, and bring vs not ouer Iorde.
(Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy/your sight, let this land be given unto thy/your servants for a possession, and bring us not over Yorde.)

Cvdl And they sayde morouer: Yf we haue founde fauoure before the, the geue thy seruauntes this londe in possession, and we wyl not go ouer Iordane.
(And they said moreover/what’s_more: If we have found favour before them, the give thy/your servants this land in possession, and we will not go over Yordan.)

Wycl and we preyen, if we han founde grace bifor thee, that thou yyue to vs thi seruauntis that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make not vs to passe Jordan.
(and we praying, if we have found grace before thee/you, that thou/you give to us thy/your servants that country in to possession, and make not us to pass Yordan.)

Luth Und sprachen weiter: Haben wir Gnade vor dir funden, so gib dies Land deinen Knechten zu eigen, so wollen wir nicht über den Jordan ziehen.
(And said further: Have we/us grace before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) funds, so give this/these country your(s) servants to/for own, so want we/us not above the Yordan pull.)

ClVg precamurque si invenimus gratiam coram te, ut des nobis famulis tuis eam in possessionem, nec facias nos transire Jordanem.
(and_we_pray when/but_if we_found grace before you(sg), as give us servants yours her in/into/on possession, but_not do us to_pass Yordan.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִם־ מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֔י⁠ךָ

if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your given DOM the=earth/land (the),this to,servants_of,your to,a_possession not make,us_pass_over DOM the,Jordan )

Here, eyes are a metonym for sight. Alternate translation: [If we have found favor in your sight]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם־ מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֔י⁠ךָ

Here, found favor is an idiom that means be approved of or that the leaders are pleased with them. Alternate translation: [If you are pleased with us]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִם־ מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֔י⁠ךָ

Here, for Moses to see with his eyes is a metaphor representing his evaluation. Alternate translation: [If we have found favor with you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) let this land be given to us

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your given DOM the=earth/land (the),this to,servants_of,your to,a_possession not make,us_pass_over DOM the,Jordan )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [give this land to us]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Do not make us cross over the Jordan

They wanted the land on the east side of the Jordan River instead of crossing over to the west side and claiming land there. Alternate translation: [Do not make us cross over the Jordan to take possession of land on that side]

BMM BibleMapper.com Maps:

Poster Map of the Tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh (East)

Though technically not part of the land promised to the Israelites in Numbers 34, the land immediately east of the Jordan River and the northern basin of the Dead Sea (often referred to today as the Transjordan) was conquered by the Israelites as they were preparing to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 21:21-35; 32:1-42; Deuteronomy 2:24-37; Judges 11:19-22). Moses agreed to allot this land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, provided that they continued to help the other tribes conquer the land of Canaan (Numbers 32:1-42; Deuteronomy 3:12-20). The area allotted to Reuben had been ruled by King Sihon of the Amorites, who had taken this land years earlier from the Moabites (Numbers 21:26). Moab’s prior rule over the territory allotted to Reuben explains why the plain to the northwest of this region continued to be referred to as the plains of Moab even during the time of Joshua (Joshua 13:32). This region also appears to have been claimed by the Ammonites (Judges 11:13), though it is not clear whether they ever actually controlled it. Sihon had also taken from the Ammonites the area later allotted to Gad (Joshua 13:25; see “Sodom and Gomorrah Are Destroyed” map). North of this was the area of Bashan, which had been ruled by King Og, who was among the last of the Rephaites (Deuteronomy 3:11-13; Joshua 12:4; 13:12). All of this was captured by the Israelites on their way to the Promised Land (Joshua 12:1-6; Deuteronomy 3:1-11).

As far as the specific borders of each of the three eastern Israelite tribes, those of Reuben are delineated in Joshua 13:15-23, those of Gad are delineated in Joshua 13:24–28 (note that Joshua 13:25 asserts that Aroer literally “faced” Rabbah, which in this context meant that it lay west of it, not east), and those of half the tribe of Manasseh are delineated in Joshua 13:29–31. Interestingly, Numbers 32:34-36 notes that Gad rebuilt the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer, which Joshua 13:15-23 places within the boundaries of Reuben, but perhaps Gad rebuilt the towns prior to being formally allotted their territory further north. Several other passages also note that Ramoth-gilead, a city of refuge, belonged to Gad (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38; 1 Chronicles 6:80).

It is also interesting to note that virtually all of the eastern land of Manasseh was conquered under the leadership of Jair, who was actually a Judahite by his father’s lineage but was typically regarded a Manassite through his mother’s lineage (Numbers 32:40-42; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:3-5; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22-23; see “Bashan” map). This may be in keeping with the Manassite tradition of allowing daughters to receive an inheritance (and, presumably, recognition of their descendants) just as they allowed sons to receive an inheritance (Numbers 27; Joshua 17:1-6; see also “The Towns and Clans of Eastern Judah, circa 1200 B.C.”).

Further insight into the allotments of the Transjordan is gained through 1 Chronicles 5, which notes that Gad’s territory extended as far as Salecah. This requires that its territory was notably larger than it is depicted on most Bible maps today, which typically limit its eastern boundary to the border of Ammon. This may seem at odds with several other passages that mention the Jabbok River as the northern boundary of Sihon’s land and make no mention of Salecah and the land northwest of the Jabbok River (Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 3:16; Joshua 12:2; Judges 11:13-22). But, as noted above, several other passages also note that Ramoth-gilead belonged to Gad, which is (like Salecah) located far north of the Jabbok River. This author has concluded that the northeastern boundary between Gad and Manasseh almost certainly followed the Yarmuk River all the way to Salecah and also passed through Tob.

First Chronicles 5 also notes that later, under the reign of Saul, the Israelite eastern tribes joined together to capture territory east of Gilead, which was inhabited by the nomadic descendants of Hagar and her son Ishmael (1 Chronicles 5:10-22; see also “Nomadic Range of Ishmael’s Descendants”), who are often referred to in Scripture as “peoples of the East” (Genesis 29:1; Judges 6-8; 1 Kings 4:30; Job 1:3; Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 4:28; Ezekiel 25:4; 25:10). It is not clear, however, that this territory was ever formally considered to belong to the territory of Israel.

Also located within the territory of the Transjordanian tribes were the enclaves of Geshur, Maacah, and the land of Tob. Geshur and Maacah are mentioned among those who remained as non-Israelite enclaves within Israel’s territory ((Joshua 12:5; 13:1-13). The land of Tob must have functioned similarly within Israel as well, because it contributed troops to the Ammonite and Aramean alliance that fought against David’s forces (2 Samuel 10:6). This also makes better sense of Jephthah’s decision to retreat to the land of Tob after he was driven away by his brothers (Judges 11:3).

Parallel NUM 32:5

Poster Map of the Tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh (East)