Numbers 32:20

20 And Moses sayed vnto them: Yf ye will do this thinge that ye will go all harnessed before the Lorde to warre

Numbers 32:20 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:20

And Moses said unto them
Being better disposed towards them, and more satisfied with the reasonableness of their request, it being explained unto him:

if ye will do this thing;
which they had promised:

if ye will go armed before the Lord to war;
they had said they would go ready armed before the children of Israel, but Moses expresses it "before the Lord"; which is more agreeable to their encampment and order in marching, for not the standard of Reuben but that of Judah went foremost, yet the standard of Reuben marched directly before the sanctuary bore by the Kohathites, ( Numbers 10:18 Numbers 10:21 ) , and so might be properly said to go before the Lord, who dwelt there.

Numbers 32:20 In-Context

18 And we will not returne vnto oure housses vntill the childern off Israel haue enhereted: euery man his enheritaunce.

19 For we will not enheret with them on yonder syde Iordane forwarde because oure enheritaunce is fasten to vs on this syde Iordane eastwarde.

20 And Moses sayed vnto them: Yf ye will do this thinge that ye will go all harnessed before the Lorde to warre

21 and will go all of you in harnesse ouer Iordane before ye Lorde vntill he haue cast out his enemyes before him

22 and vntill the londe be subdued before ye Lorde: then ye shall returne and be without sinne agenst the Lorde and agenst Israel and this lode shalbe youre possession before the Lorde.