Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; LE PAYS DE JAZER ET LE PAYS DE GALAAD. Une conquête complète avait été faite du pays à l'est du Jou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THE CHILDREN OF GAD AND THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN CAME AND SPAKE UNTO MOSES, AND TO ELEAZAR THE PRIEST, AND UNTO THE PRINCES OF THE CONGREGATION, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? VOS FRÈRES IRONT-ILS À LA GUERRE ET VOUS ASSEYEZ-VOUS ICI? Leur langage était ambigu et Moïse soupçonnait que cette proposition était un acte d'incrédulité - un plan de l'... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEREFORE DISCOURAGE YE THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FROM GOING OVER INTO THE LAND WHICH THE LORD HATH GIVEN THEM?_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: ILS SE SONT APPROCHÉS. Le récit donne une description pittoresque de cette scène. Les suppliants avaient reculé, redoutant, face aux émotions non dissimulées de leur chef, que leu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land. A CAUSE DES HABITANTS DU PAYS. Il y avait une bonne politique en laissant une force suffis... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_WE WILL NOT RETURN UNTO OUR HOUSES, UNTIL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HAVE INHERITED EVERY MAN HIS INHERITANCE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, SI VOUS FAITES CELA - avec sincérité et zèle. VOUS IREZ ARMÉ - c'est-à-dire, vous tous dans un corps collectif, ou autant que vous le jugerez nécessaire, tandis que le reste de votre nombre sera res... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WILL GO ALL OF YOU ARMED OVER JORDAN BEFORE THE LORD, UNTIL HE HATH DRIVEN OUT HIS ENEMIES FROM BEFORE HIM,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: À LEUR SUJET, MOÏSE A ORDONNÉ. L'arrangement lui-même, ainsi que les conditions expresses auxquelles il a donné son accord, a été annoncé par le chef a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND MOSES SAID UNTO THEM, IF THE CHILDREN OF GAD AND THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN WILL PASS WITH YOU OVER JORDAN, EVERY MAN ARMED TO BATTLE, BEFORE THE LORD, AND THE LAND SHALL BE SUBDUED BEFORE YOU; THEN YE SHALL GIVE THEM THE LAND OF GILEAD FOR A POSSESSION:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the count... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, LES ENFANTS DE GAD CONSTRUITS - (voir la note à Nombres 32:16). DIBON - identifié aux ruines étendues appelées Dhiban, à trois miles au nord de l'Arnon (Mojeb). ATAROTH - couronnes. Il y a plusieurs villes ainsi appelées dans les É... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, ATROTH, SHOPHAN - ou Zaphon (Josué 13:27). La traduction anglaise après la Vulgate, qui a Etroth et Sophan, fait d'Ataroth et de Shophan des lieux différents, alors que Shophan semble s'ajouter à l'ancien pour le distinguer des autres Ataroth [Septa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. BETH-NIMRAH - maintenant Nimrin.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, HESHBON - maintenant Hesban. ELEALEH (le haut) - maintenant Elaal. KIRJATHAIM - la double ville.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. NEBO - maintenant Neba, près de la montagne de ce nom (cf. 1 Chroniques 5:8; 1 Chroniques 15:2; Jérémie 48:1). BAAL-MEON - maintenant Main, en ruines, situé sur une éminenc... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. GILEAD - maintenant Jelud.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND MOSES GAVE GILEAD UNTO MACHIR THE SON OF MANASSEH; AND HE DWELT THEREIN._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair. HAVOTH-JAIR - i: e., villages de tentes. Jair, qui les a capturés, était un descendant de Manassé du côté de la mère (1 Chroniques 2:21 - 1 Chroniques 2:22).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. NOBAH - également une personne distinguée liée à la branche orientale de cette tribu. Dans les provinces riches et étendues de Galaad et Basan, ces tribus ont trouvé amplement de place pour tous leu... [ Continuer la lecture ]