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
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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 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
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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