Numbers 32:16

But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children :

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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:

In Context

15For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, end you shall be the cause of the destruction of all.

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.

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Cross References

Genesis 33:17And Jacob came to Socoth: where having built a house, and pitched tents, he called the name of the place Socoth, that is, Tents.

Deuteronomy 3:19Leaving your wives and children and cattle. For I know you have much cattle, and they must remain in the cities, which I have delivered to you.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:2-16

The Request of the Reubenites. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, 3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 Even the… Read the whole commentary →

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