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Numbers 32:37

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

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וּבְנֵ֤יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […רְאוּבֵן֙reuvenReubenרְאוּבֵןnoun, proper name — “Reuben”H7205Reuben, a son of JacobReuben.בָּנ֔וּbanvbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןcheshbonHeshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Heshbon”H2809Cheshbon, a place East of the JordanHeshbon.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֶלְעָלֵ֑אelaleElealehאֶלְעָלֵאnoun, proper name — “Elealeh”H500Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the JordanElealeh.וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).קִרְיָתָֽיִםqiryatayimKirjathaimקִרְיָתַיִםnoun, proper name — “Kirjathaim”H7156Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in PalestineKiriathaim, Kirjathaim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

World English Bible

The children of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

Darby Translation

— And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Kirjathaim,

Douay-Rheims

But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Ruben built Esebon, and Eleale, and Kariatham,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ῥουβὴν ᾠκοδόμησαν τὴν Ἐσεβὼν, καὶ Ἐλεάλην, καὶ Καριαθὰμ,