The sonsלִבְנֵיof Reubenרְאוּבֵןand the sonsוְלִבְנֵיof Gadגָדhadהָיָהmuchרַבlivestock,וּמִקְנֶהveryמְאֹדnumerous;עָצוּםand they sawוַיִּרְאוּthe landאֶרֶץof Jazerיַעְזֵרand the landוְ אֶרֶץof Gilead,גִּלְעָדand look,וְהִנֵּהthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwas a placeמְקוֹםfor livestock.מִקְנֶה
Numbers 32:1
Study it in the app“The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had much livestock, very numerous; and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and look, the place was a place for livestock.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:1, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- of Gadגָדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- hadהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- muchרַבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- livestockמִקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- numerousעָצוּםatsum
mighty, numerous
Strong, mighty; numerous.
Where else “atsum” appears- and they sawיִּרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Jazerיַעְזֵרyazer
Jazer
Jazer, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "he helps."
Where else “yazer” appears- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the community, saying,