Numbers 32:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they came near to him and said, We will build sheep pens here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then they approached him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our children.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they came near{H5066} unto him, and said,{H559} We will build{H1129} sheepfolds{H1448} here for our cattle,{H4735} and cities{H5892} for our little ones:{H2945}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they came near{H5066}{(H8799)} unto him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, We will build{H1129}{(H8799)} sheepfolds{H1448}{H6629} here for our cattle{H4735}, and cities{H5892} for our little ones{H2945}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they went nere him ad sayed: we will bylde shepefoldes here for oure shepe and for oure catell and cities for oure childern:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then stepte they to him, & sayde: we wyll but buylde shepefoldes here for oure shepe & catell, & cities for or children:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they went neere to him, and said, We will builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe, and for our cattell, and cities for our children.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they went neare hym, and sayde: We wyll builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe & for our cattell, and walled cities for our children:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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 (1833)

    They came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1941)

    Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Offer of the Reubenites and Gadites Then they came very close to him and said,“We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:17 : 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
  • Num 34:22 : 22 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.

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    86%

    17 But we ourselves will go ready and armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

    18 We will not return to our houses until every man among the children of Israel has received his inheritance.

  • Num 32:24-27
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    83%

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

    25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Your servants will do as my lord commands.

    26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, will be there in the cities of Gilead.

    27 But your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord says.

  • Num 32:36
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    36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities: and folds for sheep.

  • Num 32:15
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    15 For if you turn away from following him, he will again leave them in the wilderness, and you will have destroyed all this people.

  • Josh 21:2
    74%

    2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their suburbs for our livestock.

  • 1 Sam 25:16
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    16 They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

  • Num 32:30-32
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    73%

    30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

    31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD has said to your servants, so will we do.

    32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours.

  • Num 32:4-5
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    4 The country which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land suitable for cattle, and your servants have cattle.

    5 Therefore, they said, if we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, and do not bring us over the Jordan.

  • Josh 22:26
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    26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice,

  • Josh 22:15
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    15 And they came to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,

  • Gen 46:32
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    32 And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, herds, and all that they have.

  • Num 35:2-3
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    2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well.

    3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

  • Deut 1:22
    72%

    22 And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.

  • Deut 3:19
    71%

    19 But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (for I know that you have much livestock), shall remain in your cities which I have given you;

  • Josh 9:11
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    11 Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make a treaty with us.

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    16 Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

  • Josh 22:24
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    24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, What have you to do with the LORD God of Israel?

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    1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great number of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they realized that the place was suitable for cattle.

    2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

  • Gen 34:22-23
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    71%

    22 Only in this will the men consent to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

    23 Will not their livestock and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

  • 2 Chr 14:7
    71%

    7 Therefore he said to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet at peace; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

  • Jer 42:13-14
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    71%

    13 But if you say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

    14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

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    19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they dwell in, whether in tent camps or fortified cities;

  • Josh 8:5-6
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    5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach the city, and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

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    3 Why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • Num 10:31-32
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    31 And he said, Do not leave us, I pray you; for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you may be to us instead of eyes.

    32 And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good the LORD shall do to us, the same we will do to you.

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    70%

    13 And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

  • Deut 2:35
    70%

    35 Only the cattle we took for ourselves as spoil, and the plunder of the cities which we took.

  • Deut 6:10
    70%

    10 And it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you great and good cities, which you did not build,

  • Num 14:8
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    8 If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey.

  • Exod 1:10
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    10 Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it happen, that when any war breaks out, they join also with our enemies, and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.

  • Gen 34:10
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    10 And you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade therein, and acquire possessions there.

  • Deut 1:39
    69%

    39 Moreover your little ones, whom you said would be prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.

  • Num 32:20
    69%

    20 And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will go armed before the LORD to war,

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    3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her all around; they shall feed everyone in his place.

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    69%

    31 But your little ones, which you said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.

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