Numbers 32:24
“Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.”
Numbers 32:24 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
- DARBYDarby
- Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
- YLTYoung'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.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”
Context: Numbers 32
22And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
About Numbers 32: Reuben and Gad Inherit East of Jordan
The tribes of Reuben and Gad ask Moses for permission to settle in the land east of the Jordan River.
Commentary
In Numbers 32, we see the tribes of Reuben and Gad, as well as the half-tribe of Manasseh, asking Moses for permission to settle in the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Moses is initially hesitant to grant their request, as he is concerned that they will not fulfill their obligation to help the other tribes in the conquest of the Promised Land. However, after the tribes of Reuben and Gad pledge to send their warriors to fight alongside the other tribes, Moses agrees to their request.