KJV King James Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 32:24
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
WEB World English Bible
Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.”
ASV American Standard Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 32
21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22 And 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.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
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Numbers 32:16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:Numbers 32:34-42And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,Numbers 30:2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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