Numbers 32:37 Go deeper
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And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, (KJV)
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וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.Neiand [the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 1
רְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenReuben
Lemma: רְאוּבֵן (re.u.ven) · Strong's: H7205
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Reuben
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 29:32, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7205; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 2
בָּנ֔וּba.Nuthey built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 32:37 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 4
חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonHeshbon
Lemma: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) · Strong's: H2809
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Heshbon
Used 38 times. Also: Numbers 21:25, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2809; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 6
אֶלְעָלֵ֑א'el.'a.Le'Elealeh
Lemma: אֶלְעָלֵא (el.a.le) · Strong's: H0500
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elealeh
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 32:3, Isaiah 15:4, Isaiah 16:9, Jeremiah 48:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0500; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 7
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 8
קִרְיָתָֽיִם\׃kir.ya.Ta.yimKiriathaim
Lemma: קִרְיָתַ֫יִם (qir.ya.ta.yim) · Strong's: H7156G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kiriathaim
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 14:5, Joshua 13:19, Jeremiah 48:1, Jeremiah 48:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7156G; TAHOT Numbers 32:37 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Reubenites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben |
| built up | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| Heshbon | → | חֶשְׁבּוֹן H2809 Heshbon |
| Elealeh | → | אֶלְעָלֵא H0500 Elealeh |
| Kiriathaim | → | קִרְיָתַ֫יִם H7156G Kiriathaim |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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