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Numbers 32:14-16
New English Translation
Numbers 32:14-16
New English Translation
14 Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites. 15 For if you turn away from following him, he will once again abandon[a] them in the wilderness, and you will be the reason for their destruction.”[b]
The Offer of the Reubenites and Gadites
16 Then they came very close to him and said, “We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,[c]
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- Numbers 32:15 tn The construction uses a verbal hendiadys with the verb “to add” serving to modify the main verb.
- Numbers 32:15 tn Heb “and you will destroy all this people.”
- Numbers 32:16 tn Heb “our little ones.”
Numbers 32:14-16
New International Version
Numbers 32:14-16
New International Version
14 “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.(A) 15 If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.(B)”
16 Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens(C) here for our livestock(D) and cities for our women and children.
Numbers 32:14-16
King James Version
Numbers 32:14-16
King James Version
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
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Numbers 32:14-16
New King James Version
Numbers 32:14-16
New King James Version
14 And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the (A)fierce anger of the Lord against Israel. 15 For if you (B)turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”
16 Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
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