The Meaning of Numbers 32:31 Explained

Numbers 32:31

KJV: And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

YLT: And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, 'That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants -- so we do;

Darby: And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah has said to thy servants, so will we do.

ASV: And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 32:31?

MEANING: What does Numbers 32:31 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 32:31 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 32:31?

What is the context of Numbers 32:31?

Moses Assigns the Territory (Numbers 32:25-33)
The Tribes East of the Jordan (Numbers 32:1-42)
The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan (Numbers 32:1-42)
Gad and Reuben Inherit Gilead (Numbers 32:1-42)
The Transjordan Tribes (Numbers 32:1-42)
Transjordan Settlements (Numbers 32:1-42)
Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead (Numbers 32:1-42)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

What does Numbers 32:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 32:20-42 - Warning Against Forsaking Their Brethren

These two and a half tribes never entered the national life, as did those on the other side of Jordan. They were far from the center of religious life, first at Shiloh and then at Jerusalem. On them first the tide of invasion broke, sweeping them and their cattle into captivity.

In Deborah's great song Reuben is rebuked for sitting "among the sheepfolds to hear the pipings for the flocks," instead of coming to the help of the Lord against the mighty. The Brahmins say that the holy man dies to every other sin earlier and easier than to the love of money. Their cattle kept these tribes on the wrong side of the river of separation! Let us beware of the cares of this world, if we are poor, and of the deceitfulness of riches, if we are rich. Better lose all than the soul. See Matthew 16:26. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 32

¹ The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan
⁶ Moses reproves them
¹⁶ They offer him conditions with which he is content
³³ Moses assigns them the land
³⁹ They conquer it

What do the individual words in Numbers 32:31 mean?

And answered the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben saying - as has said Yahweh to your servants so we will do

וַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־ גָ֛ד וּבְנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־ עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה

וַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּ	And answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
בְנֵי־	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גָ֛ד	of Gad
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּד Sense: seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
וּבְנֵ֥י	and the sons
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רְאוּבֵ֖ן	of Reuben
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: רְאוּבֵן Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵת֩	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דִּבֶּ֧ר	has said
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
יְהוָ֛ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ	your servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
כֵּ֥ן	so
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
נַעֲשֶֽׂה	we will do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.

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