Numbers 32:16
New International Version
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
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
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

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:

New King James Version
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
Then they approached him and said, “We will build sheepfolds for our livestock here and cities for our little ones;

NASB 1995
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

NASB 1977
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

Amplified Bible
But the people of Reuben and Gad approached Moses and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks and [walled] cities for our children,

Christian Standard Bible
Then they approached him and said, “We want to build sheep pens here for our livestock and cities for our dependents.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they approached him and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our dependents.

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:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they came to him and they said, “We will build pens of sheep for our livestock here and towns for our little ones:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our cattle, and cities for our possessions;

Contemporary English Version
The men from Reuben and Gad replied: Let us build places to keep our sheep and goats, and towns for our wives and children,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children :

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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

Good News Translation
They approached Moses and said, "First, allow us to build stone enclosures here for our sheep and fortified towns for our dependents.

International Standard Version
Then they approached him and said, "Here's where we're going to build corrals for our cattle and cities for our families,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And they came near unto him, and said: 'We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

Literal Standard Version
And they come near to him and say, “We build folds for the flock here for our livestock, and cities for our infants;

Majority Standard Bible
Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

New American Bible
But they approached him and said: “We will only build sheepfolds here for our flocks and towns for our families;

NET Bible
Then they came very close to him and said, "We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,

New Revised Standard Version
Then they came up to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and towns for our little ones,

New Heart English Bible
They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, 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;

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Context
The Tribes East of the Jordan
15For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.” 16Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones. 17But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.…

Cross References
Genesis 49:14
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

Numbers 32:15
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction."

Numbers 32:17
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

Genesis 34:22
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Genesis 33:17
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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Numbers 32
1. The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan
6. Moses reproves them
16. They offer him conditions with which he is content
33. Moses assigns them the land
39. They conquer it.














(16) We will build sheepfolds . . . --The sheepfolds were commonly constructed of loose stones piled up on one another.

And cities for our little ones.--The word which is rendered "build" often means to "build up" or "repair," and it probably has that meaning in this place, as applied to the cities. (See Numbers 32:26.)

Verse 16. - Sheep-folds. גִּדְרֹת צֹאן. These were rude enclosures built of loose stones piled on one another, into which the flocks were driven at night for safety.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then [the Gadites and Reubenites] approached
וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ (way·yig·gə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

[Moses]
אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and said,
וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We want to build
נִבְנֶ֥ה (niḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1129: To build

sheepfolds
גִּדְרֹ֥ת (giḏ·rōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1448: Enclosure

here
פֹּ֑ה (pōh)
Adverb
Strong's 6311: This place, here

for our livestock
לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ (lə·miq·nê·nū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition

and cities
וְעָרִ֖ים (wə·‘ā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

for our little ones.
לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ (lə·ṭap·pê·nū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 2945: A family


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