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Numbers 32:16 Cross-References
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“And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”
Numbers 32:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 32:16
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones—Reuben and Gad respond to Moses's rebuke with a proposed compromise. They pledge to secure their possessions first ("sheepfolds for our cattle") and protect their families ("cities for our little ones"), then join the conquest. The Hebrew gidrot (גִּדְרֹת, sheepfolds) means walled enclosures, and arim (עָרִים, cities) indicates fortified settlements.Note the order: cattle before children. Some commentators see misplaced priorities here—possessions mentioned before family, both be...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 32:16
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