Numbers 32:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”
Numbers 32:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 32:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 32:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 32:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones;”
Numbers 32:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 32:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”
Numbers 32:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 32:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;”
Numbers 32:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 32:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;”
Numbers 32:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 32:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they went neere to him, and said, We will builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe, and for our cattell, and cities for our children.”
Numbers 32:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 32:16 in Context — Numbers 32
14 Et voici, vous prenez la place de vos pères comme des rejetons d’hommes pécheurs, pour rendre la colère de l’Éternel encore plus ardente contre Israël.
15 Car, si vous vous détournez de lui, il continuera de laisser Israël au désert, et vous causerez la perte de tout ce peuple.
16 Ils s’approchèrent de Moïse, et ils dirent: Nous construirons ici des parcs pour nos troupeaux et des villes pour nos petits enfants;
17 puis nous nous équiperons en hâte pour marcher devant les enfants d’Israël, jusqu’à ce que nous les ayons introduits dans le lieu qui leur est destiné; et nos petits enfants demeureront dans les villes fortes, à cause des habitants du pays.
18 Nous ne retournerons point dans nos maisons avant que les enfants d’Israël aient pris possession chacun de son héritage;
What Does Numbers 32:16 Mean?
Numbers 32:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 32. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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