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They came nearוַיִּגְּשׁוּto himאֵלָיוand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“We will buildנִבְנֶהsheep pensגִּדְרֹת צֹאןhereפֹּהfor our livestockלְמִקְנֵנוּand citiesוְעָרִיםfor our little ones.לְטַפֵּנוּ
Numbers 32:16
Study it in the app“They came near to him and said, “We will build sheep pens here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:16, word by word
- They came nearיִּגְּשׁוּyigshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “We will buildנִבְנֶהnivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “nivne” appears- sheep pensגִּדְרֹתgidrot
sheep pen
A stone enclosure where sheep are penned.
Where else “gidrot” appears- sheep pensצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- for our livestockמִקְנֵmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- and citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- for our little onesטַפֵּtape
little ones
Little ones: the children of a family.
Where else “tape” appears
The context
15If you turn away from following him, he will again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.”
16 · This verse (above)
17But we will arm ourselves and go ready before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.