Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;
King James Version
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Holman Bible
Then they approached him and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities 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,
A Conservative Version
And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones,
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:
Amplified
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,
Bible in Basic English
Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;
Darby Translation
And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;
Julia Smith Translation
And they will draw near to him, and say, Sheep-folds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones.
King James 2000
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and cities for our little ones:
Lexham Expanded Bible
They came near to him and said, "We will build sheep pens here for [the] flock of our livestock and cities for our little children;
Modern King James verseion
And they came near to him and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they went near him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our sheep and for our cattle, and cities for our children:
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 Heart English Bible
They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:
The Emphasized Bible
Then came they near unto him, and said, Folds, for flocks, would we build for our cattle, here, - and cities for our little ones;
Webster
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:
Youngs 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;
Themes
Gad » A tribe of israel » Aid in the conquest of the region west of the jordan river
The tribe of Gad » Sought and obtained its inheritance east of jordan
Haste » In judgment, by moses and the israelites
Misjudgment » Instances of » Of the reubenites and gadites
The tribe of Reuben » Obtained inheritance east of jordan on condition of helping to conquer canaan
Shepherd » Keeps the flocks in folds
The tribes of israel » Reuben, gad and half manasseh » Were required to assist in subduing canaan
Interlinear
Nagash
Banah
Miqneh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 32:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gad And Reuben Inherit Gilead
15 If you turn away from him he will abandon all these people in the desert. You would be responsible for their destruction. 16 Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones; 17 Then we will be ready to march in battle formation ahead of the other Israelites until we have brought them to their land. Meanwhile our families will live in walled cities. They will be safe from the other people who live here.
Cross References
Genesis 33:17
Jacob moved on to Succoth. He built a house there for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is named Succoth.
Numbers 34:22
Bukki son of Jogli, the leader of the tribe of Dan;