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Numbers 32:16 Interlinear

“And they came near unto him and said sheepfolds We will build here for our cattle and cities for our little ones”

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Numbers 32 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ	H5066	And they came near	to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
2	אֵלָיו֙	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
3	וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּ	H559	unto him and said	to say (used with great latitude)
4	גִּדְרֹ֥ת	H1448	sheepfolds	enclosure (especially for flocks)
5	צֹ֛אן	H6629		a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
6	נִבְנֶ֥ה	H1129	We will build	to build (literally and figuratively)
7	לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ	H4735	here for our cattle	something bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
8	פֹּ֑ה	H6311		this place (french ici), i.e., here or hence
9	וְעָרִ֖ים	H5892	and cities	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
10	לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃	H2945	for our little ones	a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)

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