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Numbers 32:26

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 32:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
Numbers 32:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.
24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
27but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord saith.
28So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel.
29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before Jehovah, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
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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
“Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, etc.] Their families, and their substance: shall be there in the cities of Gilead; such as are before mentioned, (<043203>Numbers 32:3) and which they proposed to repair and fortify, to preserve their families and possessions from the Amorites about them.”
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