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16 But they approached Moses and said, “We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children.

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16 Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens(A) here for our livestock(B) and cities for our women and children.

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22 DanBukki son of Jogli
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22 Bukki son of Jogli,

the leader from the tribe of Dan;

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17 Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).

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17 Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth,(A) where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:17 Sukkoth means shelters.