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The sonsבְנֵיof Gadגָדand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Reubenרְאוּבֵןanswered,וַיַּעֲנוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“WhatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas spokenדִּבֶּרto your servants,אֶל עֲבָדֶיךָsoכֵּןwe will do.נַעֲשֶׂה
Numbers 32:31
Study it in the app“The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “What YHWH has spoken to your servants, so we will do.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:31, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Gadגָדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- answeredיַּעֲנוּyaanu
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaanu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- to your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avade” appears- we will doנַעֲשֶׂהnaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naase” appears
The context
30But if they do not cross armed with you, then they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
31 · This verse (above)
32We will cross over armed before YHWH into the land of Canaan, and with us shall remain the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”