Numbers 32:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸but we won’t return to our homes until every Israeli has taken possession of each of their inheritances, ¹⁹since our inheritance will not be with them across the Jordan River and beyond. Instead, our inheritance is on this side of the Jordan River, facing eastward.”

The Offer is Accepted

²⁰“If you do this,” Moses replied to them, “that is, if you equip yourselves for war in the Lord’s presence

Read full chapter

Numbers 32:18-20

King James Version

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 yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

²⁰And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,

Read full chapter

Numbers 32:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸^(A)We will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has ^[a]received his inheritance. ¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, ^(B)because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”

²⁰Then ^(C)Moses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Numbers 32:18 possessed

Numbers 32:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.^(A) ¹⁹We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance^(B) has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”^(C)

²⁰Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle^(D)

Read full chapter

Numbers 32:18-20

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance. ¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, ^(B)because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east.” ²⁰So ^(C)Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,