Numbers 32:16

Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

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:

World English Bible

They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones;

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:

Geneva Bible 1599

And they went neere to him, and said, We will builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe, and for our cattell, and cities for our children.

Darby Translation

And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

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;

Bible in Basic English

Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

In context

15For 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.”

17But 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.

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