Numbers 32:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֤י רְאוּבֵן֙ בָּנ֔וּ אֶת־חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־אֶלְעָלֵ֑א וְאֵ֖ת קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

û-bənê rəʾûbēn bānû ʾet-ḥešbôn wə-ʾet-ʾelʿālēʾ wə-ʾēt qiryātāyim

Grammar Details

*û-bənê*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of
*rəʾûbēn*: proper noun - Reuben
*bānû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they built
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ḥešbôn*: proper noun - Heshbon
*wə-ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker - and
*ʾelʿālēʾ*: proper noun - Elealeh
*wə-ʾēt*: conjunction + direct object marker - and
*qiryātāyim*: proper noun - Kiriathaim

Word Meanings

*bənê rəʾûbēn*: sons/descendants/tribe of Reuben
*bānû*: built/rebuilt/restored
*qiryātāyim*: Kiriathaim (place name, meaning 'double city')

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 21:27 : 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:
Num 32:3 : 3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
Isa 15:4 : 4 And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembleth within him.

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