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Numbers 32:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 32:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?
Numbers 32:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
5And 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.
6And 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?
7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?
8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9For 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.
10And Jehovah`s anger was kindled in that day, and he sware, saying,
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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
“Wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel etc.] Which he suggests it would, should they settle on that side Jordan, since they would lose the assistance of two of their tribes, even two thirds of one of their standards in fighting with their enemies and subduing their land; and besides it might be thought that this request of theirs not only proceeded from selfish views and a love of ease, which might set a bad example to others, but carried in it a distrust of ever being able to enter into, at least to conquer and possess, the land of Canaan, and so might have a tendency to discourage their brethren: from going over into the land, which the Lord hath given them? despairing…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“wherefore: Num 32:9, Num 21:4; Deu 1:28 discourage: Heb. break, Act 21:13 Numbers 32:8”
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