Numbers 32:1

And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

In Context

2and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:

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Cross References

Genesis 13:2and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 13:10And Lot lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the whole circuit of the Jordan that it [is] all a watered country (before Jehovah's destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as Jehovah's garden, as the land of Egypt,) in thy coming toward Zoar,

Genesis 30:10and Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, beareth to Jacob a son,

Exodus 12:38and a great rabble also hath gone up with them, and flock and herd — very much cattle.

Numbers 21:32and Moses sendeth to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] there,

Numbers 26:15Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:1

In this chapter we have, I. The humble request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad for an inheritance on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped, ver. 1-5 . II. Moses's misinterpretation of their request, ver. 6-15 . III. Their explication of it, and stating it aright, ver. 16-19 . IV. The grant of their petition under the provisos and limitations which they themselves proposed, ver. 20 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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