Numbers 32:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:5 — KJV
“Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.”
— Numbers 32:5 (KJV)
Numbers 32:5 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 32:5
“And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:5: found, grace, sight
“And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. leave: Heb. set, or, place What...: Heb. Wherefore is this?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:5: wherefore, grace, sight
“And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:5: found, grace, sight
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:5: let, land, servants
“And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:5: grace, sight, let
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