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Myles Coverdale Bible
Numbers 32:24
Buylde cities now therfore for youre children, and shepefoldes and stalles for youre shepe and catell, and do as ye haue 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."
Amplified Bible
"Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken."
"Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken."
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.
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
16 Then stepte they to him, & sayde: we wyll but buylde shepefoldes here for oure shepe & catell, & cities for or children: 17 As for oure selues, we will go ready armed before the children of Israel, tyll we haue broughte them vnto their place: Oure childre shal remayne in the fenced cities, because of ye indwellers of the londe. 18 We will not turne home agayne, tyll the children of Israel haue taken euery one his inheritaunce in possession: 19 for we wyll not inheret with them beyonde Iordane: for or inheritaunce shal fall vnto vs vpon this syde Iordane Eastwarde. 20 Moses sayde vnto them: Yf ye wil do this, that ye wil harnesse youre selues to the warre before the LORDE, 21 then go ouer Iordane before the LORDE, who so euer is harnessed amonge you, tyll he haue dryuen out his enemies before his face, 22 and vntyll the londe be subdued before the LORDE, then shal ye returne, & be vngiltye before the LORDE, and before Israel, & so shal ye haue this londe in possession before the LORDE. 23 But if ye will not do so, beholde, ye shal offende agaynst the LORDE, and be sure, that youre synne shal fynde you out. 24 Buylde cities now therfore for youre children, and shepefoldes and stalles for youre shepe and catell, and do as ye haue spoken. 25 The childre of Gad, & the childre of Ruben sayde vnto Moses: Thy seruauntes shal do as my lorde hath comaunded.
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
Then sayde Rachel: God hath turned it with me, and my sister, and I haue gotte the vpperhande. And she called him Nephthali.
Then sayde Rachel: God hath turned it with me, and my sister, and I haue gotte the vpperhande. And she called him Nephthali.
Genesis 32:3
Iacob sent messaungers before him to his brother Esau in to the lande of Seir, of the felde of Edom,
Iacob sent messaungers before him to his brother Esau in to the lande of Seir, of the felde of Edom,
Genesis 32:5
& haue oxen & Asses, shepe, seruauntes & maydes, & haue sent forth to shewe it the my lorde, yt I might fynde fauoure in thy sight.
& haue oxen & Asses, shepe, seruauntes & maydes, & haue sent forth to shewe it the my lorde, yt I might fynde fauoure in thy sight.
Genesis 32:26
And he sayde: Let me go, for ye daye breaketh on. But he answered: I will not let ye go, excepte thou blesse me.
And he sayde: Let me go, for ye daye breaketh on. But he answered: I will not let ye go, excepte thou blesse me.
Genesis 32:27
He sayde: What is thy name? He answered: Iacob.
He sayde: What is thy name? He answered: Iacob.
Genesis 32:28
He sayde: Thou shalt nomore be called Iacob, but Israel, for thou hast stryuen with God and with men, and hast preuayled.
He sayde: Thou shalt nomore be called Iacob, but Israel, for thou hast stryuen with God and with men, and hast preuayled.
Genesis 32:30
And Iacob called the place Peniel, for I haue sene God face to face, & my soule is recouered.
And Iacob called the place Peniel, for I haue sene God face to face, & my soule is recouered.
Genesis 48:16
the angell which hath delyuered me fro all euell, blesse these laddes, yt they maye be called after my name, & after ye name of my fathers Abraha & Isaac, yt they maye growe & multiplye vpon earth.
the angell which hath delyuered me fro all euell, blesse these laddes, yt they maye be called after my name, & after ye name of my fathers Abraha & Isaac, yt they maye growe & multiplye vpon earth.
Exodus 14:27
Then Moses stretched out his hande ouer the see, and the see came agayne before daye in his course and strength, and the Egipcians fled agaynst it. Thus the LORDE ouerthrew them in the myddest of the see,
Then Moses stretched out his hande ouer the see, and the see came agayne before daye in his course and strength, and the Egipcians fled agaynst it. Thus the LORDE ouerthrew them in the myddest of the see,
Song of Solomon 2:17
vntill the daye breake, and till the shadowes be gone. Come agayne preuely (o my beloued) like as a Roo or a yonge harte vnto the mountaynes.
vntill the daye breake, and till the shadowes be gone. Come agayne preuely (o my beloued) like as a Roo or a yonge harte vnto the mountaynes.
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.
