Numbers 32:4

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“which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.””

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BSBPD

“which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 32:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:24And 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.
  2. Numbers 21:34But 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.”
  3. Numbers 21:35So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:41These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
  6. Jeremiah 50:19I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
  7. Micah 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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