King James Version

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:

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וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvayigshvand bringנָגַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.אֵלָיו֙elayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…גִּדְרֹ֥תgidrotcote hedgeגְּדֵרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cote hedge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1448enclosure (especially for flocks)(sheep-) cote (fold) hedge, wall.צֹ֛אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).נִבְנֶ֥הnivnehbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “build”, an unfinished actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּlemiqnenvto cattleמִקְנֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.פֹּ֑הpohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.וְעָרִ֖יםvearimand cityעִירconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.לְטַפֵּֽנוּletapenvto childrenטַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to children”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2945a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)(little) children (ones), families.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones;

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our cattle, and cities for our possessions;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔλεγον, ἐπαύλεις προβάτων οἰκοδομήσομεν ὧδε τοῖς κτήνεσιν ἡμῶν, καὶ πόλεις ταῖς ἀποσκευαῖς ἡμῶν.