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14 And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the afierce anger of the Lord against Israel.  
15 For if you aturn 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,
17 but awe ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.  
18 aWe will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has1 received his inheritance.  
19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, abecause our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”  
20 Then aMoses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,  
21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,
22 and athe land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward byou may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and cthis land shall be your possession before the Lord.  
23 But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure ayour sin will find you out.  
24 aBuild cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do1 what has proceeded out of your mouth.”  
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands.
Verse Comparison: Numbers 32:16

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

Amplified® Bible
But they came near to him and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks and walled settlements for our little ones.

Contemporary English Version
The men from Reuben and Gad replied: Let us build places to keep our sheep and goats, and towns for our wives and children,

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

Good News Bible
They approached Moses and said, "First, allow us to build stone enclosures here for our sheep and fortified towns for our dependents.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then they came near to him and said, "We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

New International Version
Then they came up to him and said, "We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children.

New King James Version
Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then they came near to him and said, "We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;

Revised Standard Version
Then they came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, 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;

New English Translation
Then they came very close to him and said, “We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,1


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