Passage

Numbers 32.7

Book: Numbers · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

5. 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. 6. And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here?

7. And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?

Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Jehovah had given them. (Numbers 32:5-9, ASV)

WEB

5. 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.” 6. Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall you sit here?

7. Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. 9. For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them. (Numbers 32:5-9, WEB)

KJV

5. 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. 6. And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

7. And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? ^{discourage: Heb. break}

Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land. 9. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. (Numbers 32:5-9, KJV)

YLT

5. 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.' 6. And Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, 'Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye, do ye sit here?

7. and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land; 9. and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them; (Numbers 32:5-9, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Arguments and defeaters:

God Lied About the Promised Land Objection Defeater

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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