Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children: 43,730 men; the tribe of Gad 40,500; and the tribe of Manasseh 52,700; the half of which is 26,350; which together amount to 110,580. Now from Joshua 4:13 And forty thousand fighting men by their troops and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho. we learn, that of these tribes only 40,000 armed men passed over Jordan to assist their brethren; consequently 70,580 men were left behind for the defence of the women, the children, and the flocks; which was amply sufficient for this purpose. Genesis 34:22 One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation. Genesis 33:17 And Jacob came to Socoth: where having built a house, and pitched tents, he called the name of the place Socoth, that is, Tents. Context The Tribes East of the Jordan…15For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all. 16But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children:17And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.… Cross References Genesis 49:14 Issachar shall be a strong ass, lying down between the borders. Numbers 32:15 For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all. Numbers 32:17 And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants. Lexicon Then [the Gadites and Reubenites] approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ (way·yig·gə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5066: To draw near, approach [Moses] אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to and said, וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “We want to build נִבְנֶ֥ה (niḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build sheepfolds גִּדְרֹ֥ת (giḏ·rōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1448: Enclosure here פֹּ֑ה (pōh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6311: This place, here for our livestock לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ (lə·miq·nê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition and cities וְעָרִ֖ים (wə·‘ā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement for our little ones. לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ (lə·ṭap·pê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2945: A family Additional Translations Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our cattle, and cities for our possessions; And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones: And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants; Jump to Previous Build Cattle Children Cities Drew Infants Livestock Ones Pens Places Safe Sheepfolds Sheep-Folds Towns WomenJump to Next Build Cattle Children Cities Drew Infants Livestock Ones Pens Places Safe Sheepfolds Sheep-Folds Towns WomenLinks Numbers 32:16 NIVNumbers 32:16 NLT Numbers 32:16 ESV Numbers 32:16 NASB Numbers 32:16 KJV Numbers 32:16 Bible Apps Numbers 32:16 Biblia Paralela Numbers 32:16 Chinese Bible Numbers 32:16 French Bible Numbers 32:16 German Bible Alphabetical: and build came children cities for here him like little livestock near ones our pens said sheepfolds Then they to up We will women would OT Law: Numbers 32:16 They came near to him and said (Nu Num.) 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