Numbers 32:25

25 And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.

Numbers 32:25 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:25

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto
Moses, saying
In answer to his speech:

thy servants will do as my lord commandeth;
both with respect to their march before the Lord to battle, and with respect to their provision for their children and flocks.

Numbers 32:25 In-Context

23 But if you do not what you say, no man can doubt but you sin against God: and know ye, that your sin shall overtake you.
24 Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
25 And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.
26 We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:
27 And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.
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