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Numbers 32:24
"Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken."
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Hebrew Names Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
King James Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Lexham English Bible
Build for yourselves cities for your little children and sheep pens for your flocks; what has gone out from your mouth you will do."
Build for yourselves cities for your little children and sheep pens for your flocks; what has gone out from your mouth you will do."
English Standard Version
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
New Century Version
Build cities for your children and pens for your animals, but then you must do what you promised."
Build cities for your children and pens for your animals, but then you must do what you promised."
New English Translation
So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do."
So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do."
New American Standard Bible
"Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
"Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Builde you then cities for your children & folds for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoke.
Builde you then cities for your children & folds for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Build yourselves cities for your little ones and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Build yourselves cities for your little ones and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Contemporary English Version
Go ahead and build towns for your wives and children, and places for your sheep and goats. Just be sure to do what you have promised.
Go ahead and build towns for your wives and children, and places for your sheep and goats. Just be sure to do what you have promised.
Complete Jewish Bible
Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep; then do what you said you would do."
Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep; then do what you said you would do."
Darby Translation
Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.
Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Build cities for your children and barns for your animals. But then, you must do what you promised."
Build cities for your children and barns for your animals. But then, you must do what you promised."
George Lamsa Translation
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep; and do that which you have promised.
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep; and do that which you have promised.
Good News Translation
So build your towns and the enclosures for your sheep, but do what you have promised!"
So build your towns and the enclosures for your sheep, but do what you have promised!"
Christian Standard Bible®
Build cities for your dependents and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
Build cities for your dependents and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
Literal Translation
Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep and do that which has come out of your mouth.
Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep and do that which has come out of your mouth.
Miles 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.
Buylde cities now therfore for youre children, and shepefoldes and stalles for youre shepe and catell, and do as ye haue spoken.
American Standard Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
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
So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.
So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe therfore, builde cities for your children, and foldes for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoken.
Nowe therfore, builde cities for your children, and foldes for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spoken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.'
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 (1611)
Build ye cities for your litle ones, and folds for your sheepe, and doe that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Build ye cities for your litle ones, and folds for your sheepe, and doe that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.
And ye shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.
English Revised Version
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Berean Standard Bible
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised."
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten.
Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten.
Young's Literal Translation
build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'
build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'
Update Bible Version
Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
Webster's Bible Translation
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
World English Bible
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
New King James Version
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth."
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth."
New Living Translation
Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised."
Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised."
New Life Bible
Build cities for your little ones and places for your sheep. Then do what you have promised."
Build cities for your little ones and places for your sheep. Then do what you have promised."
New Revised Standard
Build towns for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised."
Build towns for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, - and then that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, - and then that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
Revised Standard Version
Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do what you have promised."
Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do what you have promised."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
"Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Contextual Overview
16But the people of Reuben and Gad approached Moses and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks and [walled] cities for our children, 17but we will be armed and ready to go to war before the [other tribes of the] Israelites, until we have brought them to their place, while our children live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18"We will not return to our homes until every one of the [other] sons of Israel has taken possession of his inheritance. 19"For we will not inherit with them on the west side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan [River] toward the east." 20Moses replied, "If you will do as you say, if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for war, 21and every armed man of yours will cross the Jordan before the LORD until He has driven out His enemies before Him, 22and the land [west of the Jordan] is subdued before the LORD, then afterward you shall return and be blameless [in this matter] before the LORD and before Israel, and this land [east of the Jordan] shall be yours as a possession before the LORD. 23"But if you do not do this, behold, you will have sinned against the LORD; and be sure that your sin will find you out. 24"Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken."25Then the descendants of Gad and of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 32:16, Numbers 32:34-42
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:8 - only their Numbers 32:36 - fenced cities Judges 5:16 - sheepfolds
Cross-References
Genesis 30:8
So Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed." So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).
So Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed." So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).
Genesis 32:3
Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 32:5
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants; and I have sent [this message] to tell my lord, so that I may find grace and kindness in your sight."'"
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants; and I have sent [this message] to tell my lord, so that I may find grace and kindness in your sight."'"
Genesis 32:26
Then He said, "Let Me go, for day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing on me."
Then He said, "Let Me go, for day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing on me."
Genesis 32:27
So He asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
So He asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
Genesis 32:28
And He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed."
And He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed."
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, "For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away."
So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, "For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away."
Genesis 48:16
The Angel [that is, the LORD Himself] who has redeemed me [continually] from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them [may they be worthy of having their names linked with mine], And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a [great] multitude in the midst of the earth."
The Angel [that is, the LORD Himself] who has redeemed me [continually] from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them [may they be worthy of having their names linked with mine], And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a [great] multitude in the midst of the earth."
Exodus 14:27
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal flow at sunrise; and the Egyptians retreated right into it [being met by the returning water]; so the LORD overthrew the Egyptians and tossed them into the midst of the sea.
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal flow at sunrise; and the Egyptians retreated right into it [being met by the returning water]; so the LORD overthrew the Egyptians and tossed them into the midst of the sea.
Song of Solomon 2:17
"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us]."
"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us]."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Build ye cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep,.... For their safety and security, as they proposed to do:
and do that which proceedeth out of your mouth; all that they had promised.
