But your wives, and your little ones, and your livestock, (I know that you have much livestock), shall live in your cities which I have given you,
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But your wives, and your little ones, and your livestock, (I know that you have much livestock), shall live in your cities which I have given you,
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But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
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But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle — I know that ye have much cattle — shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren,…
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you,.... Rest from their enemies, and habitations to dwell quietly in; so the land of Canaan is called a rest, Deu 12:9 typical of the rest which remains for the people of God:
and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan; for so Canaan was with respect to Moses and the people with him, who were then in the plains of Moab; otherwise the country in which he was with respect to Canaan is usually called beyond Jordan; this the Lord had given in promise to Israel, and they were just now ready to enter into and possess it, by virtue of his gift, and which made it sure unto them:
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and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you; as accordingly they did, Jos 22:1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. much cattle] Cp. Num_32:1. In the O.T. Mo‘ab,…
19. much cattle] Cp. Num_32:1. In the O.T. Mo‘ab, Gile‘ad and Bashan, the seats of the two and a half tribes, are celebrated for their cattle, imported thence to W. Palestine, which has inferior pastures. See the writer’s Jerusalem, i. 307, 321 ff. and HGHL, 523 f.
which I have given you] Deu_3:12 f.; so Num_32:29; Num_32:33; Num_32:40.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh.
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Yahweh gives rest to your brothers
The writer speaks as if the ability to rest were a physical object that could be given as a gift. The word "rest" is also a metaphor for peaceful life in which there is no war. AT: "Yahweh allows your brothers to rest" or "Yahweh allows your brothers to stop fighting wars and live peacefully" (See: Metaphor)
beyond the Jordan
This refers to the land across the Jordan River, to the east of Israel. Moses was east of the Jordan when he said this. See how you translated these words in Deuteronomy 1:1. AT: "east of the Jordan River"
then will you return
Moses is emphasizing that the other tribes must possess their land before Yahweh will permit these three tribes to possess their land. "only then are you to return."
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