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Then they came up to him and said, "We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children.New Living Translation (©2007)
But they approached Moses and said, "We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children. English Standard Version (©2001)
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they came near to him and said, "We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones; GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben came up to Moses and said, "Allow us to build stone fences for our livestock and cities for our families here. King James Bible
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: American King James Version
And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 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: Bible in Basic English
Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones; Douay-Rheims Bible
But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children : Darby Bible Translation
And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; English Revised Version
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: Webster's Bible Translation
And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: World English Bible
They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones: 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; | | Geneva Study Bible And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 16. they came near-The narrative gives a picturesque description of this scene. The suppliants had shrunk back, dreading from the undisguised emotions of their leader that their request would be refused. But, perceiving, from the tenor of his discourse, that his objection was grounded only on the supposition that they would not cross the Jordan to assist their brethren, they became emboldened to approach him with assurances of their goodwill. We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones-that is, rebuild, repair. It would have been impossible within two months to found new cities, or even to reconstruct those which had been razed to the ground. Those cities of the Amorites were not absolutely demolished, and they probably consisted only of mud-built, or dry-stone walls. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 32:16-27 Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing their sin, and the danger of it, brought them to their duty, without murmuring or disputing. All men ought to consider the interests of others as well as their own; the law of love requires us to labour, venture, or suffer for each other as there may be occasion. They propose that their men of war should go ready armed before the children of Israel into the land of Canaan, and that they should not return till the conquest of Canaan was ended. Moses grants their request, but he warns them of the danger of breaking their word. If you fail, you sin against the Lord, and not against your brethren only; God will certainly reckon with you for it. Be sure your sin will find you out. Sin will surely find out the sinner sooner or later. It concerns us now to find our sins out, that we may repent of them, and forsake them, lest they find us out to our ruin. | |
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Numbers 32:15 "For if you turn away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people."
Numbers 32:17 but we ourselves will be armed ready to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. (NASB ©1995) |
Build Cattle Children Cities Drew Infants Livestock Ones Pens Places Safe Sheepfolds Sheep-Folds Towns Women And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:This proposal was very equitable, and it was honestly made and faithfully executed; though it did not imply that all men capable of bearing arms should go, and so leave their families and possessions defenceless, but only a sufficient detachment of them. Among the inhabitants of the land were the Ammonites, Moabites, Idumeans, and the remains of the Midianites and Amorites; and as it was impossible for the women and children to keep the defenced cities, when placed in them, many of the men of war must of course stay behind. In the last census, the tribe of Reuben consisted of 43,730 men; the tribe of Gad 40,500; and the tribe of Manasseh 52,700; the half of which is 26,350; which together amount to 110,580. Now from Jos 4:13 we learn, that of these tribes only 40,000 armed men passed over Jordan to assist their brethren; consequently 70,580 men were left behind for the defence of the women, the children, and the flocks; which was amply sufficient for this purpose. Ge 34:22 33:17
Bible Gateway: Numbers Chapter 32 Verse 16 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified Alphabetical: and build came children cities for here him like little livestock near ones our pens said sheepfolds Then they to up We will women would THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright ;© 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.All Rights Reserved. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. OT Law: Numbers 32:16 They came near to him and said (Nu Num.) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools Numbers 32:16 Bible Software
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