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Numbers 32:4 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Numbers 32:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 32 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:”
Numbers 32:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 32:4
The country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel (הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה יְהוָה לִפְנֵי עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל)—they acknowledge God's military victory using the verb נָכָה (nakah, 'to strike down/defeat'). Yet this acknowledgment becomes an excuse: since God conquered it, why not settle there? Is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle (אֶרֶץ מִקְנֶה הִוא וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ מִקְנֶה)—the double use of miqneh (livestock/cattle) reveals their primary concern. Perfect logic, wrong conclusion.They correctly identify God's provision (the land) but incorrectly apply it, confusing divin...
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Cross-References for Numbers 32:4
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“Don't fear him: for I have delivered him into your hand”
“take your journey”
“and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok”