"And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:"
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Verse Numbers 32:16. _WE WILL BUILD - CITIES FOR OUR LITTLE ONES_] It
was impossible for these, numerous as they might be, to build cities
and fortify them for the defence of their families in their a...
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8. THE TRIBES OF REUBEN, GAD, HALF-MANASSEH AND THEIR PORTION
CHAPTER 32
_ 1. The petition of Reuben and Gad (Numbers 32:1)_
2. The rebuke by Moses (Numbers 32:6)
3. Their answer (Numbers 32:16)...
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A REQUEST BY REUBEN AND GAD FOR PERMISSION TO SETTLE ON THE E. OF
JORDAN. The character of the high moorland S. of the Jabbok still
bears out the description of it as suitable for pasturage (Numbers
3...
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G. THE TRIBES-' PLEDGE vv. 16-19
TEXT
Numbers 32:16. And they came near unto him, and said, We will build
sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17.
But we ourselves will go...
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_AND THEY CAME NEAR UNTO HIM, AND SAID, WE WILL BUILD SHEEPFOLDS HERE
FOR OUR CATTLE, AND CITIES FOR OUR LITTLE ONES:_
They came near. The narrative gives a picturesque description of this
scene. The...
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32:16 sheepfolds (d-12) Strictly, 'walled enclosures for small
cattle;' and so vers. 24,36....
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ALLOTMENT OF TERRITORY TO THE TRIBES OF GAD AND REUBEN AND THE
HALFTRIBE OF MANASSEH
1-5. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request that the land of Gilead
lying on the E. side of the Jordan be assigned t...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 32
THE LAND EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER – NUMBERS 32:1-42
V1 Reuben’s *tribe and Gad’s *tribe owned many cows and shee...
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WE WILL BUILD SHEEPFOLDS... — The sheepfolds were commonly
constructed of loose stones piled up on one another.
AND CITIES FOR OUR LITTLE ONES. — The word which is rendered
“build_”_ often means to “...
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וַ יִּגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ וַ֣ יֹּאמְר֔וּ
גִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אן נִבְנֶ֥ה לְ
מִקְנֵ֖נוּ פֹּ֑ה וְ עָרִ֖ים לְ...
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2. SETTLEMENT
Numbers 32:1
The request of the men of Reuben and Gad that they should be allowed
to settle on the eastern side of Jordan in the land of Jazer and the
land of Gilead was at first refus...
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SEEKING INHERITANCE BEYOND JORDAN
Numbers 32:1
Reuben and Gad were contiguous to each other when the host encamped.
They had, therefore, many opportunities for conference, and finally
united in aski...
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We have here the record of what without doubt was a wrong committed by
two and a half tribes, of Moses' failure in judgment, and,
consequently, of a grave mistake.
Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of...
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I include the whole of these verses in one view, because they include
the terms of agreement between Moses and the Reubenites and Gadites.
The representation, which is here given of them, serves to ra...
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The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their
neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a
striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
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16._And they came near tinto him, and said. _It is probable that they
returned after having held a consultation: and now, — when they had
considered what they ought to do, before promising what they h...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 AND 33.
There is another thing connected with this: if we have occasioned wars
out of Canaan, it is also through the indispensable wars of the people
of G...
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AND THEY CAME NEAR UNTO HIM,.... The heads of the tribes of Gad and
Reuben came a little nearer to Moses, having something more to say
unto him, in order to explain their meaning, and in doing which t...
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_And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here
for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:_
Ver. 16. _We will build sheep folds._] This was their intent at first,
though Mo...
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1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side
Iorden.
6 Moses reproueth them.
16 They offer him conditions to his content.
33 Moses assigneth them the land.
39 They conquere...
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THE PETITION OF THE REUBENITES AND GADITES...
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A PROPOSAL OF COMPROMISE
(vs.1-15)
The children of Israel being now east of the Jordan River, the land
there appealed to the tribes of Reuben and Gad particularly because
they had great possessions...
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16-27 Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing
their sin, and the danger of it, brought them to their duty, without
murmuring or disputing. All men ought to consider the interests o...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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The fact recorded in this chapter has given rise to considerable
discussion. Various have been the opinions advanced in reference to
the conduct of the two tribes and a half. Were they right or were t...
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Numbers 32:16 near H5066 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) build H1129 (H8799)
sheepfolds H1448 H6629 livestock H4735 cities H5892 ones H2945
Numbers 26:1; os_4:13, Numbers 34:22; Genesis 33:17...
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REUBEN AND GAD COVENANT THAT THEIR WARRIORS WILL GO FORWARD WITH
ISRAEL (NUMBERS 32:16).
Numbers 32:16
‘And they came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds
here for our cattle, and citie...
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CONTENTS: The choice of the world-borderers.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Caleb, Joshua.
CONCLUSION: Would we choose our portion aright we must look above the
things which are seen otherwise we will be g...
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Numbers 32:12. _Save Caleb the Kenezite._ Kenaz was probably Caleb's
grandfather. This solves all the difficulty in this passage. Raguel is
called the father of Moses' wife, and he was evidently her
g...
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_We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our
little ones._
But we ourselves will go ready armed.
THE AMENDED PROPOSAL OF THE REUBENITES AND GADITES
I. The amended proposal made...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 32:1__ The conquest of the kings of
Transjordan, Sihon and Og, was described in ch. Numbers 21:1. The high
hills (2,500 feet [762 m]) of Transjordan were good for raising
cattl...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
In this chapter we have the account of the allotment of the territory
conquered by Israel on the east of the Jordan to the tribes of Reuben
and Gad, and the half tribe...
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EXPOSITION
THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES BEYOND JORDAN (Numbers 32:1).
NUMBERS 32:1
THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN AND THE CHILDREN OF GAD. Reuben and Gad had
both been camped on the same (southern) side of the...
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Now as we get into chapter thirty-two, we find that Reuben, that is
the tribe of Reuben, and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh came
to Moses and they said, "Hey, we are quite content to stay in t...
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Genesis 33:17; Joshua 4:13...