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Selected Verse: Joshua 4:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 4:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And the children [01121] of Reuben [07205], and the children [01121] of Gad [01410], and half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519], passed over [05674] armed [02571] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], as Moses [04872] spake [01696] unto them: |
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King James |
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the children of Reuben . . . passed over armed before the children of Israel--There is no precedency to the other tribes indicated here; for there is no reason to suppose that the usual order of march was departed from; but these are honorably mentioned to show that, in pursuance of their promise (Jos 1:16-18), they had sent a complement of fighting men to accompany their brethren in the war of invasion. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The children of Reuben, and - Gad - Concerning the numbers of these tribes that stayed behind to take care of the women, children, and cattle, and which amounted to 70,580 men, see the note on Num 32:17.
Passed over armed - See the note on Jos 1:14. |
16 And they answered [06030] Joshua [03091], saying [0559], All that thou commandest [06680] us we will do [06213], and whithersoever [0834] thou sendest [07971] us, we will go [03212].
17 According as we hearkened [08085] unto Moses [04872] in all things, so will we hearken [08085] unto thee: only the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] be with thee, as he was with Moses [04872].
18 Whosoever [0376] he be that doth rebel [04784] against thy commandment [06310], and will not hearken [08085] unto thy words [01697] in all that thou commandest [06680] him, he shall be put to death [04191]: only be strong [02388] and of a good courage [0553].
14 Your wives [0802], your little ones [02945], and your cattle [04735], shall remain [03427] in the land [0776] which Moses [04872] gave [05414] you on this side [05676] Jordan [03383]; but ye shall pass [05674] before [06440] your brethren [0251] armed [02571], all the mighty [01368] men of valour [02428], and help [05826] them;
17 But we ourselves [0587] will go ready [02363] armed [02502] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], until we have brought [0935] them unto their place [04725]: and our little ones [02945] shall dwell [03427] in the fenced [04013] cities [05892] because [06440] of the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776].