Numbers 32:15

The Tribes East of the Jordan · Numbers 32:1–42
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Translations

Modern
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
Traditional
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
Literal
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.”
Latin
Quod si nolueritis sequi eum, in solitudine populum derelinquet, et vos causa eritis necis omnium.

Original

Hebrew
English
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”

Notes

Moses assumed that Reuben and Gad wanted to stay east of the Jordan River to avoid the dangers that awaited the other tribes in Canaan (compare chapters 13–14).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

Parallels

Deuteronomy 3:12–22 Joshua 13:8–14

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Ammon, Ammonites Arabah Ataroth Conquest and Allotment of the Land Deuteronomy, Book of Dibon Elealeh Gilead (Place) Jazer Joshua, Book of Manasseh, Tribe of Moab, Moabites Numbers, Book of Reuben (Place)

Topics

Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Reubenites Obtained the Land Taken from the Amorites Fear of God: A Motive of Obedience Gilead: A Region East of the Jordan River Allotted to the Tribes of Reuben and Gad and the Half Tribe of Manasseh Haste in Judgment, by Moses and the Israelites Misjudgment of the Reubenites and Gadites Motive: Misunderstood: The Tribes of Reuben and Gad, in Asking for Their Inheritance East of the Jordan River the Tribe of Gad: Sought and Obtained Its Inheritance East of Jordan the Tribe of Reuben: Obtained Inheritance East of Jordan on Condition of Helping The Tribes of Israel: Reuben, Gad and Half Manasseh were Required to Assist in Subduing Canaan Uncharitableness: The Tribes West of the Jordan River Toward the Two and a Half Tribes