Numbers 32:16

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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,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:17 : 17 But Jacob traveled to Succoth where he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was called Succoth.
  • Num 34:22 : 22 and from the tribe of the Danites, a leader, Bukki son of Jogli.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 32:17-18
    2 verses
    86%

    17but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against the inhabitants of the land.

    18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has his inheritance.

  • Num 32:24-27
    4 verses
    83%

    24So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do.”

    25So the Gadites and the Reubenites replied to Moses,“Your servants will do as my lord commands.

    26Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead,

    27but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the LORD’s presence, just as my lord says.”

  • Num 32:36
    77%

    36Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks.

  • Num 32:15
    75%

    15For if you turn away from following him, he will once again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will be the reason for their destruction.”

  • Josh 21:2
    74%

    2in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

  • 1 Sam 25:16
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    16Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

  • Num 32:30-32
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    73%

    30But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

    31Then the Gadites and the Reubenites answered,“Your servants will do what the LORD has spoken.

    32We will cross armed in the LORD’s presence into the land of Canaan, and then the possession of our inheritance that we inherit will be ours on this side of the Jordan River.”

  • Num 32:4-5
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    4the land that the LORD subdued before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle.”

    5So they said,“If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River.”

  • Josh 22:26
    72%

    26So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

  • Josh 22:15
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    15They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

  • Gen 46:32
    72%

    32The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’

  • Num 35:2-3
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    2“Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.

    3Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.

  • Deut 1:22
    72%

    22So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”

  • Deut 3:19
    71%

    19But your wives, children, and livestock(of which I know you have many) may remain in the cities I have given you.

  • Josh 9:11
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    11Our leaders and all who live in our land told us,‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them,“We are willing to be your subjects. Make a treaty with us.”’

  • Gen 34:16
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    16Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

  • Josh 22:24
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    24We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants,‘What relationship do you have with the LORD God of Israel?

  • Num 32:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1The Petition of the Reubenites and Gadites Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

    2the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,

  • Gen 34:22-23
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    22Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.

    23If we do so, won’t their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let’s consent to their demand, so they will live among us.”

  • 2 Chr 14:7
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    7He said to the people of Judah:“Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the LORD our God; we have followed him, and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.

  • Jer 42:13-14
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    13“You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying,‘We will not stay in this land.’

    14You must not say,‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy’s trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.’

  • Num 13:19
    70%

    19and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities,

  • Josh 8:5-6
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    5I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

    6They will attack us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say,‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them.

  • Num 14:3
    70%

    3Why has the LORD brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

  • Num 10:31-32
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    31Moses said,“Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.

    32And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

  • Gen 33:13
    70%

    13But Jacob said to him,“My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die.

  • Deut 2:35
    70%

    35We kept only the livestock and plunder from the cities for ourselves.

  • Deut 6:10
    70%

    10Exhortation to Worship the Lord Exclusively Then when the LORD your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you– a land with large, fine cities you did not build,

  • Num 14:8
    70%

    8If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us– a land that is flowing with milk and honey.

  • Exod 1:10
    69%

    10Come, let’s deal wisely with them. Otherwise they will continue to multiply, and if a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with our enemies and fight against us and leave the country.”

  • Gen 34:10
    69%

    10You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it.”

  • Deut 1:39
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    39Also, your infants, who you thought would die on the way, and your children, who as yet do not know good from bad, will go there; I will give them the land and they will possess it.

  • Num 32:20
    69%

    20Then Moses replied,“If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the LORD,

  • Jer 6:3
    69%

    3Kings will attack it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.

  • Num 14:31
    69%

    31But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised.