The Meaning of Numbers 32:18 Explained

Numbers 32:18

KJV: We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

YLT: we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

Darby: We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited each one his inheritance.

ASV: We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Discover Numbers 32:18

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 32:18?

MEANING: What does Numbers 32:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 32:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 32:18?

What is the context of Numbers 32:18?

A Compromise is Offered (Numbers 32:16-19)
The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan (Numbers 32:1-42)
Gad and Reuben Inherit Gilead (Numbers 32:1-42)
The Transjordan Tribes (Numbers 32:1-42)
Transjordan Settlements (Numbers 32:1-42)
Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead (Numbers 32:1-42)
The Tribes East of the Jordan (Numbers 32:1-42)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

What does Numbers 32:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 32:1-19 - Seeking Inheritance Beyond Jordan

Reuben and Gad were contiguous to each other when the host encamped. They had, therefore, many opportunities for conference, and finally united in asking permission to settle on the east of Jordan, where vast tracks of pasturage were eminently suited to their flocks. They have been held up as types of those whose "much cattle" hinder the realization to the full of the heavenly inheritance. Certainly many professing Christians live on the world's side of the Cross. They have no desire to share in the crucifixion of the self-life, if only they may build sheepcotes and cities and provide for their little ones. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than"¦."

At first Moses was indignant at the request, thinking that they desired to evade the hardships, but their explanation modified his wrath. Be swift to hear, slow to speak! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 32

¹ The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan
⁶ Moses reproves them
¹⁶ They offer him conditions with which he is content
³³ Moses assigns them the land
³⁹ They conquer it

What do the individual words in Numbers 32:18 mean?

Not we will return to our homes until has received the sons of Israel every one of his inheritance

לֹ֥א נָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־ בָּתֵּ֑ינוּ עַ֗ד הִתְנַחֵל֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֖ישׁ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ

נָשׁ֖וּב	we will return
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
בָּתֵּ֑ינוּ	our homes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
עַ֗ד	until
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הִתְנַחֵל֙	has received
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct Root: נָחַל Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
בְּנֵ֣י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אִ֖ישׁ	every one
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
נַחֲלָתֽוֹ	of his inheritance
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נַחֲלָה Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.

What are the major concepts related to Numbers 32:18?

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