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

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.Shuand they drew near

Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to approach: approach

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 1

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 2

וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 3

גִּדְרֹ֥תgid.Rotfolds of

Lemma: גְּדֵרָה (ge.de.rah) · Strong's: H1448

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: wall

Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 32:24, Numbers 32:36, 1 Samuel 24:3, Psalms 89:40, Jeremiah 49:3, Ezekiel 42:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1448; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 4

צֹ֛אןtzonsheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 5

נִבְנֶ֥הniv.Nehwe will build

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 6

לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nufor livestock our

Lemma: מִקְנֶה (miq.neh) · Strong's: H4735

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: livestock

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 30:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4735; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 7

פֹּ֑הPohhere

Lemma: פֹּה (poh) · Strong's: H6311

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: here

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 19:12, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 40:15, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 32:6, Deuteronomy 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6311; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 8

וְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.Rimand cities

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 9

לְטַפֵּֽנוּ\׃le.ta.Pe.nufor little one[s] our

Lemma: טַף (taph) · Strong's: H2945

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: child

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 45:19, Genesis 46:5, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2945; TAHOT Numbers 32:16 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then [the Gadites and Reubenites] approached	→	נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach
[Moses]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We want to build	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
sheepfolds	→	גְּדֵרָה H1448 wall
. . .	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
here	→	פֹּה H6311 here
for our livestock	→	מִקְנֶה H4735 livestock
and cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
for our little ones	→	טַף H2945 child

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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