KJV King James Version
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 32:16
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
WEB World English Bible
They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:
ASV American Standard Version
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they come nigh unto him, and say, ‘Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;
Surrounding context — Numbers 32
13 And the LORD’S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
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וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachאֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּH559 · a.marto sayגִּדְרֹ֥תH1448 · ge.de.rahwallצֹ֛אןH6629 · tsonflockנִבְנֶ֥הH1129 · ba.nahto buildלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּH4735 · miq.nehlivestockפֹּ֑הH6311 · pohhereוְעָרִ֖יםH5892 · irexcitementלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃H2945 · taphchild
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