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Wycliffe Bible
Numbers 32:24
Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten.
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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.
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."
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 And thei neiyiden nyy, and seiden, We schulen make foldis of scheep, and the stablis of beestis, and we schulen make strengthid citees to oure litle children. 17 Forsothe we vs silf schulen be armed `to defence, and schulen be gird `with armeris to asailyng, and schulen go to batel bifor the sones of Israel, til we bryngen hem in to her places; oure litle children and what euer thing we moun haue, schulen be in strengthid cytees, for the tresouns of the dwelleris. 18 We schulen not turne ayen in to oure housis, til the sones of Israel welden her eritage; 19 and we schulen not axe ony thing ouer Jordan, for we han now oure possessioun in the eest coost therof. 20 To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord; 21 and ech man fiytere be armed, and passe Jordan, til the Lord distrye hise enemyes, 22 and al the lond be maad suget to hym; thanne ye schulen be giltles anentis God, and anentis Israel, and ye schulen holde the cuntreys, whiche ye wolen, bifor the Lord. 23 But if ye doon not that, that ye seien, it is not doute to ony man, that ne ye synnen ayens God; and wite ye, that youre synne schal take you. 24 Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten. 25 And the sones of Gad and of Ruben seiden to Moises, We ben thi seruauntis; we schulen do that, that oure lord comaundith.
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
for whom Rachel seide, The Lord hath maad me lijk to my sistir, and Y wexide strong; and sche clepide hym Neptalym.
for whom Rachel seide, The Lord hath maad me lijk to my sistir, and Y wexide strong; and sche clepide hym Neptalym.
Genesis 32:3
Sotheli Jacob sente bifore him also messangeris to Esau, his brother, in to the lond of Seir, in the cuntrey of Edom;
Sotheli Jacob sente bifore him also messangeris to Esau, his brother, in to the lond of Seir, in the cuntrey of Edom;
Genesis 32:5
Y haue oxun, and assis, and scheep, and seruauntis, and hand maydis, and Y sende now a message to my lord, that Y fynde grace in thi siyt.
Y haue oxun, and assis, and scheep, and seruauntis, and hand maydis, and Y sende now a message to my lord, that Y fynde grace in thi siyt.
Genesis 32:26
And he seide to Jacob, Leeue thou me, for the morewtid stieth now. Jacob answeride, Y schal not leeue thee, no but thou blesse me.
And he seide to Jacob, Leeue thou me, for the morewtid stieth now. Jacob answeride, Y schal not leeue thee, no but thou blesse me.
Genesis 32:27
Therfore he seide, What name is to thee? He answeride, Jacob.
Therfore he seide, What name is to thee? He answeride, Jacob.
Genesis 32:28
And the man seide, Thi name schal no more be clepid Jacob, but Israel; for if thou were strong ayens God, hou miche more schalt thou haue power ayens men.
And the man seide, Thi name schal no more be clepid Jacob, but Israel; for if thou were strong ayens God, hou miche more schalt thou haue power ayens men.
Genesis 32:30
And Jacob clepide the name of that place Fanuel, and seide, Y siy the Lord face to face, and my lijf is maad saaf.
And Jacob clepide the name of that place Fanuel, and seide, Y siy the Lord face to face, and my lijf is maad saaf.
Genesis 48:16
the aungel that delyuerede me fro alle yuelis, blesse thes children, and my name be clepid on hem, and the names of my fadris Abraham and Ysaac; and wexe thei in multitude on erthe.
the aungel that delyuerede me fro alle yuelis, blesse thes children, and my name be clepid on hem, and the names of my fadris Abraham and Ysaac; and wexe thei in multitude on erthe.
Exodus 14:27
And whanne Moises hadde hold forth the hoond ayens the see, it turnede ayen first in the morewtid to the formere place; and whanne Egipcians fledden, the watris camen ayen, and the Lord wlappide hem in the myddis of the floodis.
And whanne Moises hadde hold forth the hoond ayens the see, it turnede ayen first in the morewtid to the formere place; and whanne Egipcians fledden, the watris camen ayen, and the Lord wlappide hem in the myddis of the floodis.
Song of Solomon 2:17
til the dai sprynge, and schadewis be bowid doun. My derlyng, turne thou ayen; be thou lijk a capret, and a calf of hertis, on the hillis of Betel.
til the dai sprynge, and schadewis be bowid doun. My derlyng, turne thou ayen; be thou lijk a capret, and a calf of hertis, on the hillis of Betel.
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.
