Deuteronomy 3:18
What does Deuteronomy 3:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 3:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949At that time I gave you orders, saying, The Lord has given you this land for your heritage: all the men of war are to go over armed before your brothers the children of Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And I command you, at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given to you this land to possess it; armed ye pass over before your brethren the sons of Israel, all the sons of might.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I commanded you at that time, saying: The Lord your God giveth you this land for an inheritance, go ye well appointed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the strong men of you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah yourGod hath given you this land to take possession of it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [who are] combatants.
Context
v.17the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
v.18This passage
v.19But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle (I know that ye have much cattle), shall abide in your cities which I have given you,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 1:12
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
- Numbers 32:20
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
- Joshua 4:12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
- Joshua 22:1
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
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