Numbers 32:22

22 then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God.

Numbers 32:22 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:22

And the land be subdued before the Lord
For the inhabitants fleeing before his people, and being conquered by them, might be said to be subdued before the Lord, this being done in his presence, by his power, and for his people:

then afterward ye shall return:
to this side of Jordan, the land of Jazer and Gilead, to their cities, and families there;

and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel:
having fulfilled all that they promised:

and this land shall be your possession before the Lord;
be established and settled in it as their inheritance, the Lord seeing and approving of it, and protecting them in the enjoyment of it.

Numbers 32:22 In-Context

20 Moses said, "If you do what you say, take up arms before God for battle

21 and together go across the Jordan ready, before God, to fight until God has cleaned his enemies out of the land,

22 then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God.

23 "But if you don't do what you say, you will be sinning against God; you can be sure that your sin will track you down.

24 So, go ahead. Build towns for your families and corrals for you livestock. Do what you said you'd do."