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Numbers 32:16

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

In other versions

  • And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

    ASV

  • Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

    BBE

  • And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

    DBY

  • They came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

    WEB

  • And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

    YLT

  • And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

    ENG

  • And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

    WBT

  • Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

    BSB

In context

14And, 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.

15For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

17But 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.

18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

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