Numbers 32:27

27 But thy servants will go over all armed and set in order before the Lord to battle, as lord says.

Numbers 32:27 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:27

But thy servants will pass over
The river Jordan, and go into the land of Canaan:

every man armed for war;
Moses had required that all should go over, and they consent to it, and promise that everyone should, though this was not insisted on when they came to it, for only about 40,000 went over, ( Joshua 4:13 ) , whereas the two tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, numbered more than 110,000; see ( Numbers 26:7 Numbers 26:18 Numbers 26:34 ) :

before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith;
for now, instead of saying, "before the children of Israel", a phrase they first used, they say, "before the Lord", as Moses had expressed it.

Numbers 32:27 In-Context

25 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as our lord commands.

26 Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle shall be in the cities of Galaad.

27 But thy servants will go over all armed and set in order before the Lord to battle, as lord says.

28 And Moses appointed to them Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Naue, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of Israel.

29 And Moses said to them, If the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad will pass over Jordan with you, every one armed for war before the Lord, and ye shall subdue the land before you, then ye shall give to them the land of Galaad for a possession.