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and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep; and do what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Build yourselves cities for your little ones and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your dependents and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your dependents and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Go ahead and build towns for your wives and children, and places for your sheep and goats. Just be sure to do what you have promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Build cities for your families and stone fences for your flocks, but do what you have promised."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So build your towns and the enclosures for your sheep, but do what you have promised!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So after you've built cities for your families and corrals for your cattle, be sure to keep your promises."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />build for yourselves cities for your infants and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth you do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Build to you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and ye shall do that coming out of your mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, build cities for your little ones, and pens and stables for your sheep and cattle; and fulfill what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Build the towns, then, for your families, and the folds for your flocks, but fulfill what you have promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Build towns for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep; and do that which you have promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Build for yourselves cities for your little ones and pens for your flocks, and anything that goes out from your mouth, do.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/32-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/32.htm">The Tribes East of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bə·nū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">Build</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for your</a> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm" title="2945: lə·ṭap·pə·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Children. From taphaph; a family.">little ones</a> <a href="/hebrew/1448.htm" title="1448: ū·ḡə·ḏê·rōṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A wall. Feminine of gader; enclosure.">and folds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6792.htm" title="6792: lə·ṣō·na·’ă·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Flocks. Or tsoneh; for tso'n; a flock.">for your flocks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">but do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hay·yō·ṣê (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">what you have promised.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: mip·pî·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-16.htm">Joshua 1:16-18</a></span><br />So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go. / Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. And may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses. / Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a></span><br />If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a></span><br />When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a></span><br />Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a></span><br />Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1-4</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a></span><br />Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30-31</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.” / Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Proverbs 20:25</a></span><br />It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a></span><br />Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">1 Kings 8:31-32</a></span><br />When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, / then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a></span><br />hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Numbers 32:16,34</a></b></br> And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Building</a> <a href="/numbers/32-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/32-17.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/numbers/32-17.htm">Little</a> <a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/numbers/32-17.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Pens</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Places</a> <a href="/numbers/30-12.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/numbers/31-43.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Sheepfolds</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Women</a> <a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Work</a> <a href="/numbers/32-20.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Building</a> <a href="/numbers/32-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Little</a> <a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Pens</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Sheepfolds</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Women</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Work</a> <a href="/numbers/33-53.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Moses reproves them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">They offer him conditions with which he is content</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Moses assigns them the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm">They conquer it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Build cities for your little ones</b><br>This phrase reflects the concern for the safety and future of the families of the tribes of Reuben and Gad. In the context of ancient Israel, cities provided protection against enemies and a stable environment for raising children. The emphasis on "little ones" highlights the importance of ensuring the next generation's security and prosperity. This directive aligns with the broader biblical theme of providing for one's family, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a>, which underscores the responsibility to care for one's household.<p><b>and folds for your flocks</b><br>The mention of "folds for your flocks" indicates the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites, where livestock was a primary source of wealth and sustenance. The tribes of Reuben and Gad had large herds, which necessitated adequate facilities for their care. This reflects the pastoral culture of the time, where wealth was often measured in livestock. The need for folds, or enclosures, underscores the importance of stewardship and responsible management of resources, a principle echoed in <a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">Proverbs 27:23-27</a>, which advises diligence in knowing the condition of one's flocks.<p><b>but do what you have promised.</b><br>This phrase is a reminder of the commitment made by the tribes of Reuben and Gad to assist the other Israelites in conquering the Promised Land before settling east of the Jordan. It underscores the biblical principle of faithfulness to one's word, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a>, which warns against making vows and not fulfilling them. The call to honor promises is a recurring theme in Scripture, reflecting God's own faithfulness and the expectation that His people will mirror this attribute. This commitment also prefigures the New Testament call to integrity and truthfulness, as seen in <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tribes_of_reuben_and_gad.htm">The Tribes of Reuben and Gad</a></b><br>These tribes requested to settle on the east side of the Jordan River because the land was suitable for their large herds and flocks.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who negotiated with the tribes of Reuben and Gad, ensuring they would still fulfill their responsibilities to help conquer the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land west of the Jordan River that God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary for the Israelites, marking the edge of the land they were to inherit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_agreement.htm">The Agreement</a></b><br>The tribes of Reuben and Gad agreed to help the other Israelites conquer the land west of the Jordan before returning to settle in the land they desired.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_promises.htm">Integrity in Promises</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to honor our commitments, just as the tribes of Reuben and Gad were expected to fulfill their promise to Moses and the Israelites.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_personal_desires_with_community_responsibilities.htm">Balancing Personal Desires with Community Responsibilities</a></b><br>The tribes desired land for their flocks but were reminded of their duty to the larger community. We must balance personal goals with our responsibilities to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_action.htm">Faithfulness in Action</a></b><br>The command to "do what you have promised" emphasizes the importance of translating our words into actions, reflecting our faithfulness to God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_provision.htm">Preparation and Provision</a></b><br>Building cities and folds signifies preparation and provision for the future. We should be diligent in preparing for our families and communities while trusting in God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_is_it_appropriate_to_love_or_hate.htm">What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about the End Times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_scripture_show_collective_punishment.htm">Ezekiel 33:17 - If God's ways are truly just, why do we see instances of collective punishment and suffering elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_deut._32_30_hyperbole_vs._history.htm">In Deuteronomy 32:30, does one man chasing a thousand suggest unrealistic hyperbole, and how might such numbers conflict with known historical warfare accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_verify_rapid_city_builds_in_transjordan.htm">Numbers 32:34-38: Can we verify the rapid construction or fortification of these cities in Transjordan through any historical or archaeological findings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/32-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Build</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֽוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your little ones</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭap·pə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2945.htm">Strong's 2945: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and folds</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְדֵרֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḏê·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1448.htm">Strong's 1448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Enclosure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your flocks,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṣō·na·’ă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6792.htm">Strong's 6792: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but do</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what you have promised.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיֹּצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yō·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/32-24.htm">OT Law: Numbers 32:24 Build you cities for your little ones (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/32-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 32:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/32-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 32:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>