Numbers 32:16
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
In context
14 Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
15 For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
16 Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
17 But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
Numbers 32:16 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
- KJV King James Version
- And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
- WEB World English Bible
- They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones;
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: