16They came near to him, and said, |We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:


In Context

13 Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, was consumed.

14 |Behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Yahweh toward Israel.

15 For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people.|

16 They came near to him, and said, |We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:

17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Numbers 32:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:16Then they came up to him and said, "We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:16But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:16And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:16And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:16And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:16And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: