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Numbers 32:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 32:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
Numbers 32:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
21and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22and the land is subdued before Jehovah; then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards Jehovah, and towards Israel; and this land shall be unto you for a possession before Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward, etc.] This they said, not as being determined whether Moses and the princes were willing or not to stay where they were, and not pass over Jordan to inherit any part there, and much less as despising the good land, but as giving up all pretensions to it, should they be settled where they desired; they were not of that selfish and covetous disposition as to desire any part on the other side Jordan, if it was but granted them to continue on this side, and possess the land they requested: because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward; they seem to speak as if they were assured of it, and that it was so…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“we will: Gen 13:10-12, Gen 14:12; Kg2 10:32, Kg2 10:33, Kg2 15:29; Ch1 5:25, Ch1 5:26; Pro 20:21 because: Num 32:33; Jos 12:1-6, Jos 13:8 on this side: Num 32:32, Num 34:15; Jos 1:14, Jos 1:15 Numbers 32:20”
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