Numbers 32:21

and every armed man of you pass over the Jordan before Yahweh,—until he hath dispossessed his enemies, from before him;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

In Context

20And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing,—if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war;

22and the land be subdued before Yahweh then afterwards, shall ye return, and shall be acquitted by Yahweh and by Israel,—and this land shall be yours for a possession before Yahweh.

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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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