Numbers 31:5

31:5 So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

Numbers 32:27

32:27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the Lord’s presence, just as my lord says.”

Numbers 32:30

32:30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

Numbers 32:32

32:32 We will cross armed in the Lord’s presence into the land of Canaan, and then the possession of our inheritance that we inherit will be ours on this side of the Jordan River.” ¹ 

Numbers 31:3

31:3 So Moses spoke to the people: “Arm ²  men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute ³  the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.

Numbers 32:20-21

32:20 Then Moses replied, ⁴  “If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord, 32:21 and if all your armed men cross the Jordan before the Lord until he drives out his enemies from his presence

Numbers 32:17

32:17 but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness ⁵  and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against ⁶  the inhabitants of the land.

Numbers 32:29

32:29 Moses said to them: “If the Gadites and the Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, each one equipped for battle in the Lord’s presence, and you conquer the land, ⁷  then you must allot them the territory of Gilead as their possession.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The Niphal imperative, literally “arm yourselves,” is the call to mobilize the nation for war. It is followed by the jussive, “and they will be,” which would then be subordinated to say “that they may be.” The versions changed the verb to a Hiphil, but that is unnecessary: “arm some of yourselves.”

² tn Heb “give.”

¹ tn Heb “said to them.”

¹ tn The MT has חֻשִׁים (khushim); the verbal root is חוּשׁ (khush, “to make haste” or “hurry”). But in light of the Greek and Latin Vulgate the Hebrew should probably be emended to חֲמֻשִׁים (hamushim), a qal passive participle meaning “in battle array.” See further BDB 301 s.v. I חוּשׁ, BDB 332 s.v. חֲמֻשִׁים; HALOT 300 s.v. I חושׁ, חישׁ; HALOT 331 s.v. I חמשׁ.

² tn Heb “from before.”

¹ tn Heb “and the land is subdued before you.”