But weוַאֲנַחְנוּwill arm ourselvesנֵחָלֵץand go readyחֻשִׁיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלuntilעַד אֲשֶׁר אִםwe have brought themהֲבִיאֹנֻםto their place;אֶל מְקוֹמָםand our little onesוְ טַפֵּנוּshall dwellיָשַׁבin the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָרcitiesבְּעָרֵיbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the land.הָאָרֶץ
Numbers 32:17
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:17, word by word
- will arm ourselvesנֵחָלֵץnechalets
arm
To get ready for war.
Where else “nechalets” appears- and go readyחֻשִׁיםchushim
hurry
To move or act quickly, losing no time.
Where else “chushim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- we have brought themהֲבִיאֹנֻhavionu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havionu” appears- to their placeמְקוֹמָmekoma
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekoma” appears- and our little onesטַפֵּtape
little ones
Little ones: the children of a family.
Where else “tape” appears- shall dwellיָשַׁבyashav
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- in the fortifiedמִּבְצָרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears- citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
16They came near to him and said, “We will build sheep pens here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
17 · This verse (above)
18We will not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have taken as inheritance, each his inheritance.