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and ye shall destroy all this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For <i>if</i> you turn away from following Him, He will once more leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For if you turn away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For if you turn away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For if you turn away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn back from following Him [completely], He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you turn back from following him, he will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will destroy all of them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you turn back from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will destroy all of them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye will destroy all this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you reject the LORD, he will once again abandon his people and leave them here in the desert. And you will be to blame! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you turn away from him, he will abandon all these people in the desert. You would be responsible for their destruction."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you people of Reuben and Gad refuse to follow him now, he will once again abandon all these people in the wilderness, and you will be responsible for their destruction." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If you stop following him, he will once again abandon them in the wilderness. You'll end up destroying this entire people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn away from following him, he will once again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will be the reason for their destruction." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and he will destroy all this people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these people.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />when you turn back from after Him, then He has added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and you have done corruptly to all this people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When ye shall turn back from after him, and he will add yet to leave him in the desert; and ye will destroy all this people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, end you shall be the cause of the destruction of all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you are not willing to follow him, he will leave the people behind in the wilderness, and you will have been the cause of all our deaths.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will bring about the ruin of this entire people.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For if you turn away from after the LORD, he will again make you wander in the wilderness; and you shall destroy all this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you turn from LORD JEHOVAH, He will increase again your wandering in the wilderness, and for this you are destroying all the people.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For if ye turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and so ye will destroy all this people.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For ye will turn away from him to desert him yet once more in the wilderness, and ye will sin against this whole congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/32-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=9943" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/32.htm">The Tribes East of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For if</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ṯə·šū·ḇun (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">you turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep-m:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">from following Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: wə·yā·sap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">He will once again</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: lə·han·nî·ḥōw (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: wə·ši·ḥat·tem (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">and you will be the cause of their destruction.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-28</a></span><br />But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. / Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-16.htm">Joshua 22:16-18</a></span><br />“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day? / Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD. / And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24-26</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD. / So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23-24</a></span><br />And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. / You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-11</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a></span><br />But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8-13</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. / But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. / So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-42</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-20.htm">Deuteronomy 32:20</a></span><br />He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-15</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you shall destroy all this people.</p><p class="hdg">if ye turn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-18</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17-19</a></b></br> But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; … </p><p class="hdg">he will yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Numbers 14:35</a></b></br> I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Numbers 14:30-35</a></b></br> Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, <i>concerning</i> which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun… </p><p class="hdg">ye shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-23.htm">Jeremiah 38:23</a></b></br> So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/18-7.htm">Matthew 18:7</a></b></br> Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/14-15.htm">Romans 14:15,20,21</a></b></br> But if thy brother be grieved with <i>thy</i> meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Added</a> <a href="/numbers/32-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/numbers/32-13.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/25-11.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/24-11.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/numbers/24-11.htm">Once</a> <a href="/numbers/32-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/numbers/32-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/32-13.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/numbers/36-3.htm">Added</a> <a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-11.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Once</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Moses reproves them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">They offer him conditions with which he is content</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Moses assigns them the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm">They conquer it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For if you turn away from following Him,</b><br>This phrase serves as a warning against apostasy and disobedience. In the context of <a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32</a>, the tribes of Reuben and Gad requested to settle east of the Jordan River, which could be seen as a reluctance to fully enter the Promised Land. Turning away from God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often leading to dire consequences. This echoes the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> about the blessings of obedience and the curses of disobedience. It also reflects the human tendency to stray from God, as seen in the story of the Israelites' repeated cycles of sin and repentance in the Book of Judges.<p><b>He will once again leave this people in the wilderness,</b><br>This phrase recalls the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness as a result of the Israelites' lack of faith and disobedience after the Exodus from Egypt. The wilderness represents a place of testing and judgment, as well as a period of divine discipline. The threat of returning to the wilderness underscores the seriousness of the consequences of turning away from God. It serves as a reminder of the previous generation that perished in the wilderness due to their unbelief, as recorded in <a href="/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14</a>. The wilderness experience is also a type of spiritual journey, symbolizing the trials believers face before reaching their ultimate rest in God.<p><b>and you will be the cause of their destruction.”</b><br>This phrase highlights the communal responsibility and the potential impact of individual actions on the larger community. The decision of the tribes of Reuben and Gad could lead to discouragement and division among the Israelites, ultimately resulting in their downfall. This reflects the biblical principle that sin and disobedience can have far-reaching effects, not just on the individual but on the entire community. The concept of corporate responsibility is seen throughout Scripture, such as in the sin of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, which brought trouble upon all Israel. It also points to the importance of unity and collective faithfulness in achieving God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is addressing the tribes of Reuben and Gad regarding their request to settle on the east side of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/reuben_and_gad.htm">Reuben and Gad</a></b><br>Two tribes of Israel who requested to settle in the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan, instead of crossing into the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from Egypt and were on their journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God’s Commands</a></b><br>The importance of remaining faithful to God's commands is emphasized. Turning away from God can lead to dire consequences, not only for individuals but for the entire community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience can result in prolonged hardship and delay in receiving God's promises. The Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness serves as a stark reminder.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The actions of a few can impact the whole community. The tribes of Reuben and Gad were reminded that their decision could lead to the destruction of the entire nation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God’s Promises</a></b><br>Trusting in God's promises requires action and sometimes sacrifice. The tribes were challenged to trust God by entering the Promised Land rather than settling for immediate comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Believers are called to be vigilant in their spiritual walk, ensuring that they do not turn away from following God, as this can lead to spiritual wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_reconciled_with_judgment.htm">In Psalm 103:8-10, God is portrayed as merciful--how do we reconcile this with Old Testament accounts of severe divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_scripture_show_collective_punishment.htm">Ezekiel 33:17 - If God's ways are truly just, why do we see instances of collective punishment and suffering elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_rescue_rebellious_people.htm">In Nehemiah 9:29-31, why does God repeatedly rescue a people who continually rebel, and how does this align with other biblical texts suggesting divine judgment upon persistent disobedience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_many_for_few's_actions.htm">If God is just, why were thousands punished for the actions of a few in Numbers 16:49?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He will yet again leave them in the wilderness.</span> Properly speaking, Israel had already emerged from the wilderness; but until they had fairly made good their possession of Canaan, their desert wanderings could not be considered at an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/32-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you turn away</span><br /><span class="heb">תְשׁוּבֻן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·šū·ḇun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from following Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will once again</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָסַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·sap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leave</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַנִּיח֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·han·nî·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will be the cause of their destruction.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ši·ḥat·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/32-15.htm">OT Law: Numbers 32:15 For if you turn away from after (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 32:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 32:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>