Numbers 32:24

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.32.24", "source": "בְּנֽוּ־לָכֶ֤ם עָרִים֙ לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם וּגְדֵרֹ֖ת לְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑ם וְהַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃", "text": "*bənū-lāḵem* *ʿārîm* *ləṭappəḵem* *ūḡədērōt* *lṣōnaʾăḵem* *wəhayyōṣēʾ* *mippîḵem* *taʿăśū*", "grammar": { "*bənū-lāḵem*": "qal imperative, masculine plural with preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - build for yourselves", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*ləṭappəḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for your little ones", "*ūḡədērōt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and folds/pens", "*lṣōnaʾăḵem*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for your flocks", "*wəhayyōṣēʾ*": "conjunction + definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - and that which proceeds", "*mippîḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - from your mouth", "*taʿăśū*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall do" }, "variants": { "*ṭappəḵem*": "your little ones/children/families", "*ḡədērōt*": "folds/enclosures/pens for animals", "*hayyōṣēʾ mippîḵem*": "what comes out of your mouth/what you have promised" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּנֽוּ־לָכֶ֤ם עָרִים֙ לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם וּגְדֵרֹ֖ת לְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑ם וְהַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃

Transliteration

bənū-lāḵem ʿārîm ləṭappəḵem ūḡədērōt lṣōnaʾăḵem wəhayyōṣēʾ mippîḵem taʿăśū

Grammar Details

• *bənū-lāḵem*: qal imperative, masculine plural with preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - build for yourselves
• *ʿārîm*: noun, feminine plural - cities
• *ləṭappəḵem*: preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for your little ones
• *ūḡədērōt*: conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and folds/pens
• *lṣōnaʾăḵem*: preposition + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for your flocks
• *wəhayyōṣēʾ*: conjunction + definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - and that which proceeds
• *mippîḵem*: preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - from your mouth
• *taʿăśū*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall do

Word Meanings

• *ṭappəḵem*: your little ones/children/families
• *ḡədērōt*: folds/enclosures/pens for animals
• *hayyōṣēʾ mippîḵem*: what comes out of your mouth/what you have promised

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Build cities for your children and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep; and do what you have said.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Bilde youre cities for youre childern and foldes for youre shepe and se ye do yt ye haue spoken.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Buylde cities now therfore for youre children, and shepefoldes and stalles for youre shepe and catell, and do as ye haue spoken.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Builde you then cities for your children & folds for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe therfore, builde cities for your children, and foldes for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoken.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 32:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.16", "source": "וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אן נִבְנֶ֥ה לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ פֹּ֑ה וְעָרִ֖ים לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyiggeshu* to-him and *wayyomru*: *gidrot* *tson* *nivneh* for-*miqnenu* *poh*, and *'arim* for-*tappenu*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiggeshu*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they approached", "*wayyomru*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said", "*gidrot*": "noun, feminine plural construct - enclosures/pens for", "*tson*": "noun, common singular - sheep/flock", "*nivneh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we will build", "*miqnenu*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - our livestock", "*poh*": "adverb - here/in this place", "*'arim*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*tappenu*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - our children/little ones" }, "variants": { "*wayyiggeshu*": "approached/came near/drew near to", "*wayyomru*": "said/spoke/declared", "*gidrot*": "enclosures/pens/folds/shelters", "*tson*": "sheep/flock/small cattle", "*nivneh*": "build/construct/establish", "*miqnenu*": "our livestock/cattle/possessions", "*'arim*": "cities/towns/settlements", "*tappenu*": "our children/little ones/dependents" } }
• Num 32:34-42 : 34 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.34", "source": "וַיִּבְנ֣וּ בְנֵי־גָ֔ד אֶת־דִּיבֹ֖ן וְאֶת־עֲטָרֹ֑ת וְאֵ֖ת עֲרֹעֵֽר׃", "text": "*wayyiḇnū* *ḇənēy-ḡād* *ʾet-dîḇōn* *wəʾet-ʿăṭārōt* *wəʾēt* *ʿărōʿēr*", "grammar": { "*wayyiḇnū*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they built", "*ḇənēy-ḡād*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of Gad", "*ʾet-dîḇōn*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Dibon", "*wəʾet-ʿăṭārōt*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Ataroth", "*wəʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ʿărōʿēr*": "proper noun - Aroer" }, "variants": { "*wayyiḇnū*": "they built/constructed/reconstructed", "*ḇənēy-ḡād*": "sons of Gad/Gadites" } } 35 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.35", "source": "וְאֶת־עַטְרֹ֥ת שׁוֹפָ֛ן וְאֶת־יַעְזֵ֖ר וְיָגְבֳּהָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet*-*ʿaṭrōt* *šōpān* *wə-ʾet*-*yaʿzēr* *wə-yāgbŏhâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿaṭrōt*": "proper noun, feminine plural construct - Atroth", "*šōpān*": "proper noun - Shophan", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*wə-yāgbŏhâ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jogbehah" }, "variants": { "*ʿaṭrōt šōpān*": "Atroth-shophan (possibly one compound place name)", "*yāgbŏhâ*": "Jogbehah (place name, meaning 'high/lofty')" } } 36 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.36", "source": "וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית נִמְרָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָרָ֑ן עָרֵ֥י מִבְצָ֖ר וְגִדְרֹ֥ת צֹֽאן׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet*-*bêt* *nimrâ* *wə-ʾet*-*bêt* *hārān* *ʿārê* *mibṣār* *wə-gidrōt* *ṣōʾn*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*nimrâ*": "proper noun - Nimrah", "*hārān*": "proper noun - Haran", "*ʿārê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - cities of", "*mibṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - fortification/stronghold", "*wə-gidrōt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and folds of", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun, collective - sheep/flock" }, "variants": { "*bêt nimrâ*": "Beth-nimrah (place name, 'house of leopard/clear water')", "*bêt hārān*": "Beth-haran (place name, 'house of the high place')", "*ʿārê mibṣār*": "fortified cities/cities of fortification", "*gidrōt ṣōʾn*": "sheepfolds/enclosures for flocks" } } 37 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.37", "source": "וּבְנֵ֤י רְאוּבֵן֙ בָּנ֔וּ אֶת־חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־אֶלְעָלֵ֑א וְאֵ֖ת קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃", "text": "*û-bənê* *rəʾûbēn* *bānû* *ʾet*-*ḥešbôn* *wə-ʾet*-*ʾelʿālēʾ* *wə-ʾēt* *qiryātāyim*", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*bənê rəʾûbēn*": "sons/descendants/tribe of Reuben", "*bānû*": "built/rebuilt/restored", "*qiryātāyim*": "Kiriathaim (place name, meaning 'double city')" } } 38 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.38", "source": "וְאֶת־נְב֞וֹ וְאֶת־בַּ֧עַל מְע֛וֹן מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת שֵׁ֖ם וְאֶת־שִׂבְמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ בְשֵׁמֹ֔ת אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹת הֶעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנֽוּ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet*-*nəbô* *wə-ʾet*-*baʿal* *məʿôn* *mûsabbōt* *šēm* *wə-ʾet*-*śibmâ* *wayyiqrəʾû* *bə-šēmōt* *ʾet*-*šəmôt* *he-ʿārîm* *ʾăšer* *bānû*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and", "*nəbô*": "proper noun - Nebo", "*baʿal məʿôn*": "proper noun compound - Baal-meon", "*mûsabbōt*": "participle, hophal feminine plural - changed/turned around", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular - name", "*śibmâ*": "proper noun - Sibmah", "*wayyiqrəʾû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they called", "*bə-šēmōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - with/by names", "*ʾet-šəmôt*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the names of", "*he-ʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the cities", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*bānû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person plural - they built" }, "variants": { "*mûsabbōt šēm*": "changed in name/with change of name/name-changed", "*wayyiqrəʾû bə-šēmōt*": "they called by names/they gave names to", "*baʿal məʿôn*": "Baal-meon (place name, 'lord of the dwelling')" } } 39 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.39", "source": "וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ בְּנֵ֨י מָכִ֧יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה גִּלְעָ֖דָה וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָ וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁ אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyēləkû* *bənê* *mākîr* *ben*-*mənaššeh* *gilʿādâ* *wayyilkəduhā* *wayyôreš* *ʾet*-*hā-ʾĕmōrî* *ʾăšer*-*bāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyēləkû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they went", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*mākîr*": "proper noun - Machir", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*mənaššeh*": "proper noun - Manasseh", "*gilʿādâ*": "proper noun + directional he - to Gilead", "*wayyilkəduhā*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and they captured it", "*wayyôreš*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he dispossessed", "*ʾet-hā-ʾĕmōrî*": "direct object marker + definite article + proper noun - the Amorite", "*ʾăšer-bāh*": "relative pronoun + preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - who (was) in it" }, "variants": { "*wayyilkəduhā*": "they captured it/they seized it", "*wayyôreš*": "he dispossessed/he drove out/he took possession", "*hā-ʾĕmōrî*": "the Amorite (collective singular for the people group)" } } 40 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.40", "source": "וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֔ד לְמָכִ֖יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyittēn* *mōšeh* *ʾet*-*ha-gilʿād* *lə-mākîr* *ben*-*mənaššeh* *wayyēšeb* *bāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyittēn*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he gave", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾet-ha-gilʿād*": "direct object marker + definite article + proper noun - the Gilead", "*lə-mākîr*": "preposition + proper noun - to Machir", "*ben-mənaššeh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Manasseh", "*wayyēšeb*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he dwelt", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*wayyittēn*": "he gave/he assigned/he granted", "*wayyēšeb*": "he dwelt/he settled/he lived", "*bāh*": "in it/there (referring to Gilead)" } } 41 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.41", "source": "וְיָאִ֤יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־חַוֺּתֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶתְהֶ֖ן חַוֺּ֥ת יָאִֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-yāʾîr* *ben*-*mənaššeh* *hālak* *wayyilkōd* *ʾet*-*ḥawwōtêhem* *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾethen* *ḥawwōt* *yāʾîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāʾîr*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jair", "*ben-mənaššeh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Manasseh", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he went", "*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he captured", "*ʾet-ḥawwōtêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their villages", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*ʾethen*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - them", "*ḥawwōt yāʾîr*": "noun, feminine plural construct + proper noun - villages of Jair" }, "variants": { "*ḥawwōt*": "villages/settlements/tent villages", "*ḥawwōt yāʾîr*": "Havvoth-jair (place name, 'villages of Jair')" } } 42 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.42", "source": "וְנֹ֣בַח הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד אֶת־קְנָ֖ת וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֧א לָ֦ה נֹ֖בַח בִּשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פ", "text": "*wə-nōbaḥ* *hālak* *wayyilkōd* *ʾet*-*qənāt* *wə-ʾet*-*bənōteyhā* *wayyiqrāʾ* *lāh* *nōbaḥ* *bi-šəmô* *p*", "grammar": { "*wə-nōbaḥ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Nobah", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he went", "*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he captured", "*ʾet-qənāt*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Kenath", "*wə-ʾet-bənōteyhā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its daughter-villages", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to it", "*nōbaḥ*": "proper noun - Nobah", "*bi-šəmô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - by/after his name", "*p*": "paragraph marker" }, "variants": { "*bənōteyhā*": "its daughter-villages/its surrounding settlements/its dependent towns", "*wayyiqrāʾ lāh*": "he called it/he named it", "*bi-šəmô*": "by/after his name/according to his own name" } }
• Num 30:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Numbers.30.2", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטּ֔וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wa-yədabbēr* *Mōšeh* *ʾel*-*rāʾšê* *ham-maṭṭôt* *li-ḇnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *lēʾmōr* *zeh* *had-dāḇār* *ʾăšer* *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wa-yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masc sing - and he spoke", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masc sing - Moses", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*rāʾšê*": "masculine plural construct of *rōʾš* - heads of", "*ham-maṭṭôt*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the tribes", "*li-ḇnê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - for the sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masc sing - this", "*had-dāḇār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the word/thing", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masc sing - commanded", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*wa-yədabbēr*": "and he spoke/said/declared", "*rāʾšê*": "heads/chiefs/leaders of", "*ham-maṭṭôt*": "the tribes/staffs/branches", "*had-dāḇār*": "the word/matter/thing/command" } }