Verse
Numbers 32:23 — But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord…
“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.”
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The verses around Numbers 32:23.
21And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Verse explanation
Moses accepts the request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, but with one clear condition: their men must cross the Jordan and fight alongside the other tribes before returning to their own land. This line is the warning that, if they failed to keep their word, it would have real consequences — it is not a general statement, but one tied directly to this specific agreement.
From the Numbers 32 study in Bible in Stories.
Numbers 32:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E se não fizerdes assim, eisque peccastes contra o Senhor: porém sentireis o vosso peccado, quando vos achar.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Mas se assim não o fizerdes, eis que havereis pecado ao SENHOR; e sabei que vos alcançará vosso pecado.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero si no lo haces, claramente estarás pecando contra el Señor, y las consecuencias de tu pecado te alcanzarán.
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