Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth, responded, ‘Moses, my lord, stop them! ’
Numbers 32:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised but your servants are equipped for war before the Lord and will go across to the battle as my lord orders.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But your servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord says. American Standard Version (1901) but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord saith. Common English Bible But your servants, everyone equipped for war before the LORD, will go over to do battle as my master said.” Catholic Public Domain Version And we, your servants, all well-equipped, will go forth to battle, just as you, our ruler, has spoken." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest. |
Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth, responded, ‘Moses, my lord, stop them! ’
and said to Moses, ‘My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our dependents will remain in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
They said, ‘The Lord commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites. My lord was further commanded by the Lord to give our brother Zelophehad’s inheritance to his daughters.
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh went in battle formation in front of the Israelites, as Moses had instructed them.