Numbers 32:18

We will not return into our houses until the children of Israel possess their inheritance:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

In Context

17And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.

19Neither will we seek any thing beyond the Jordan, because we have already our possession on the east side thereof,

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Cross References

Joshua 22:1At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:17-28

16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17 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. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because… Read the whole commentary →

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