if ye will go armed before the Lord ... — The same verb and the same preposition are here used which are used in Numbers 32:17. It…

And Moses said to them. Moses might seem to err on the side of excessive good-nature, because he extends the boundaries prescribed by God …

And Moses said to them
Being better disposed towards them, and more satisfied with the reasonableness of their reque…

Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing them their sin and its danger, brought them to their duty without murmuring or disputin…