Numbers 32:18

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.

American Standard Version (1901)

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Bible in Basic English

We will not come back to our houses till every one of the children of Israel has come into his heritage.

Free Bible Version

We won't return to our homes until every Israelite is in possession of their allotted land.

King James (Authorized) Version

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

One Unity Resource Bible

We will not teshuvah ·completely return· to our houses, until the children of Israel [God prevails] have each inherited their inheritance.

Translation for Translators

We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

We will not return to our houses until every one of the people of Israel has obtained his inheritance.

Noah Webster Bible

We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

World English Bible

We will not return to our houses until the children of Israel have all received their inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

Context

The Tribes East of the Jordan

¹⁷But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.¹⁸We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.¹⁹Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”

Summary

In Numbers 32:18, the Reubenites and Gadites express their commitment to join the other Israelites in conquering the land of Canaan before settling in their own territories. This declaration signifies their loyalty to God's promise and their willingness to fulfill their responsibilities as part of the community of God's people. It exemplifies the importance of unity, cooperation, and faithfulness in carrying out God's plans, showing that individual tribes must work together for the collective good and success of God's purposes.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward,.... This they said, not as being determined whether Moses and the princes were willing or not to stay where they were, and not pass over Jordan to inherit any part there, and much less as despising the good land, but as giving up all pretensions to it, should they be settled where they desired; they were not of that selfish and covetous disposition as to desire any part on the other side Jordan, if it was but granted them to continue on this side, and possess the land they requested: because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward; they seem to speak as if they were assured of it, and that it was so ordered by divine Providence, and wanted nothing but the consent of Moses, and the princes of the congregation.

Numbers 32:18

The Tribes East of the Jordan

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.

American Standard Version (1901)

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Bible in Basic English

We will not come back to our houses till every one of the children of Israel has come into his heritage.

Free Bible Version

We won't return to our homes until every Israelite is in possession of their allotted land.

King James (Authorized) Version

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

One Unity Resource Bible

We will not teshuvah ·completely return· to our houses, until the children of Israel [God prevails] have each inherited their inheritance.

Translation for Translators

We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

We will not return to our houses until every one of the people of Israel has obtained his inheritance.

Noah Webster Bible

We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

World English Bible

We will not return to our houses until the children of Israel have all received their inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,