Bible Strands
Numbers 32:4
which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Reubenites and Gadites address Moses, listing captured cities and requesting to remain east of the Jordan before the main conquest.
The words — הִכָּ֤ה (hi.Kah) means "he defeated," and אֶ֥רֶץ ('E.retz) means "land."
The thread — This pattern of Yahweh delivering territory to Israel appears in Numbers 21:24, Numbers 21:34, and Deuteronomy 2:24.
Why it lands — The text records that God, not human strategy, secured the land, requiring the tribes to ground their settlement request in divine action rather than mere military capability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:34 But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
- Numbers 21:24 And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
- Deuteronomy 2:24 “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.