Mínshùjì 32:7

7 Nǐmen wèihé shǐ Yǐsèliè rén huīxīn sàng dǎn , bú guō qù jìnrù Yēhéhuá suǒ cìgĕi tāmende nà dì ne ,

Mínshùjì 32:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:7

Wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel
&c.] Which he suggests it would, should they settle on that side Jordan, since they would lose the assistance of two of their tribes, even two thirds of one of their standards in fighting with their enemies and subduing their land; and besides it might be thought that this request of theirs not only proceeded from selfish views and a love of ease, which might set a bad example to others, but carried in it a distrust of ever being able to enter into, at least to conquer and possess, the land of Canaan, and so might have a tendency to discourage their brethren:

from going over into the land,
which the Lord hath given them? despairing of ever enjoying it, and so laying aside all thoughts of it, and not caring to make any attempt to get possession of it.

Mínshùjì 32:7 In-Context

5 Yòu shuō , wǒmen ruò zaì nǐ yǎnqián mĕng ēn , qiú nǐ bǎ zhè dì gĕi wǒmen wéi yè , búyào lǐng wǒmen guō Yuēdànhé .

6 Móxī duì Jiādé zǐsūn hé Liúbiàn zǐsūn shuō , nándào nǐmen de dìxiōng qù dǎzhàng , nǐmen jìng zuò zaì zhèlǐ ma ,

7 Nǐmen wèihé shǐ Yǐsèliè rén huīxīn sàng dǎn , bú guō qù jìnrù Yēhéhuá suǒ cìgĕi tāmende nà dì ne ,

8 Wǒ xiānqián cóng Jiādīsībāníyà dǎfa nǐmen xiān zǔ qù kuītàn nà dì , tāmen yĕ shì zhèyàng xíng .

9 Tāmen shàng Yǐshí gè yù , qù kuītàn nà dì huí lái de shíhou , shǐ Yǐsèliè rén huīxīn sàng dǎn , bú jìnrù Yēhéhuá suǒ cìgĕi tāmende dì .