Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.
New American Standard Bible
They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”
International Standard Version
If we've found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our possession instead of us crossing the Jordan River."
A Conservative Version
And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession. Bring us not over the Jordan.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan [River].”
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
Therefore, said they, if we have found grace in your sight, let this land be given unto your servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They said, "If we have found favor in {your sight}, let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us [across] the Jordan."
Modern King James verseion
And, they said, If we have found grace in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not bring us over Jordan.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore," said they, "if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants to possess, and bring us not over Jordan."
NET Bible
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."
New Heart English Bible
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not bring us over the Jordan."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said - If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land he given unto thy servants, for a possession, - do not take us over the Jordan.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan."
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Gad » A tribe of israel » Petition for their portion of land east of the jordan river
The tribe of Gad » Sought and obtained its inheritance east of jordan
Haste » In judgment, by moses and the israelites
Misjudgment » Instances of » Of the reubenites and gadites
The tribe of Reuben » Obtained inheritance east of jordan on condition of helping to conquer canaan
Interlinear
Matsa'
`ayin
'erets
Nathan
`ebed
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 32:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gad And Reuben Inherit Gilead
4 The land which the Lord gave into the hands of the children of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle. 5 And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan. 6 And Moses said to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben, Are your brothers to go to the war, while you take your rest here?
Names
Cross References
Genesis 19:19
See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;
Deuteronomy 1:37
And, in addition, the Lord was angry with me because of you, saying, You yourself will not go into it:
Deuteronomy 3:25-26
Let me go over, O Lord, and see the good land on the other side of Jordan, and that fair mountain country, even Lebanon.
Joshua 7:7
And Joshua said, O Lord God, why have you taken us over Jordan only to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction? If only it had been enough for us to keep on the other side of Jordan!
Ruth 2:10
Then she went down on her face to the earth, and said to him, Why have I grace in your eyes, that you give attention to me, seeing I am from a strange people?
1 Samuel 20:3
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
2 Samuel 14:22
Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.
Esther 5:2
And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.
Jeremiah 31:2
The Lord has said, Grace came in the waste land to a people kept safe from the sword, even to Israel on the way to his resting-place.