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Numbers 32:32

We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

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נַ֣חְנוּnachnvweנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H5168wewe.נַעֲבֹ֧רnaavoralienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…חֲלוּצִ֛יםchalutsimdeliverחָלַץverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כְּנָ֑עַןkenaanCanaanכְּנַעַןnoun, proper name — “Canaan”H3667Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by himCanaan, merchant, traffick.וְאִתָּ֨נוּ֙veitanvand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.אֲחֻזַּ֣תachuzatpossessionאֲחֻזָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)possession.נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּnachalatenvheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).מֵעֵ֖בֶרmeeverfrom sideעֵבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from side”, the ordinary formH5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)[idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.לַיַּרְדֵּֽןlayardento Jordanיַרְדֵּןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “to Jordan”H3383Jarden, the principal river of PalestineJordan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.

Young’s Literal Translation

we — we pass over armed before Jehovah [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

World English Bible

We will pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.”

Darby Translation

We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side the Jordan shall be ours.

Douay-Rheims

We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the Jordan.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We will go over armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and ye shall give us our inheritance beyond Jordan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διαβησόμεθα ἐνωπλισμένοι ἔναντι Κυρίου εἰς γῆν Χαναὰν, καὶ δώσετε τὴν κατάσχεσιν ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου.