Numbers 32:26

We shall leave our little children, and (our) women, and our sheep, and (our) beasts, in the cities of Gilead;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

In Context

25And the sons of Gad and of Reuben said to Moses, We be thy servants; we shall do that, that our lord commandeth.

27forsooth all we thy servants shall go ready to battle, as thou, (my) lord, speakest. (but we thy servants all shall go forth, ready for battle, as thou, my lord, sayest.)

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Cross References

Joshua 1:14your wives, and your sons, and your beasts shall dwell in the land that Moses gave to you beyond (the) Jordan, (that is, on the east side of the river); but pass ye (over) armed, all (the) strong in hand, before your brethren; and fight ye for them,

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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