Numbers 32 · Verse 34

Numbers 32:34

And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Numbers 32:34, King James Version

Numbers 32:34 in other translations

BSBAnd the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
WEBThe children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
ASVAnd the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
YLTAnd the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
DARBYAnd the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
BBEAnd the children of Gad were the builders of Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer;
WebsterAnd the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

What does Numbers 32:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 32:34-38
34-36. And the children of Gad built--(See on Nu 32:16). Dibon--identified with Dheban, now in ruins, an hour's distance from the Arnon (Mojeb). Ataroth (Hebrew, "crowns")--There are several towns so called in Scripture, but this one in the tribe of Gad has not been identified. Aroer--now Arair, standing on a precipice on the north bank of the Arnon.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 The children of Gad built - Aroer - This was situated on the river Arnon, Deu 2:36; 2Kgs 10:33. It was formerly inhabited by the Emim, a warlike and perhaps gigantic people. They were expelled by the Moabites; the Moabites by the Amorites; and the Amorites by the Israelites. The Gadites then possessed it till the captivity of their tribe, with that of Reuben and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by the Assyrians, 2Kgs 15:29, after which the Moabites appear to have repossessed it, as they seem to have occupied it in the days of Jeremiah, Jer 48:15-20.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 32:28-42

Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. A spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ, when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common. It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodness of…

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Numbers 32:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּבְנ֣וּvai.yiv.Nuand they builtH1129
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
גָ֔דGadGadH1410
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דִּיבֹ֖ןdi.VonDibonH1769
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֲטָרֹ֑ת'a.ta.RotAtarothH5852
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֲרֹעֵֽר\׃'a.ro.'ErAroerH6177

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Cross references for Numbers 32:34

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

  • Numbers 32:3

    Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

  • Isaiah 17:2

    The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Numbers 33:45-46

    And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon–gad. And they removed from Dibon–gad, and encamped in Almon–diblathaim.

  • Numbers 21:20

    And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Dibon.Eusebius says that Dibon was a large town, near the river Arnon. Burckhardt says, that when he was about an hour's distance north of the Modjeb or Arnon, he was shown to the N. E. the ruins of Diban, the ancient Dibon, situated in the low ground of the Koura, or plains of Moab.
3; 21:20; 33:45,46
Aroer.Aroer was situated, according to Eusebius, on a mountain on the north bank of the river Arnon. This is confirmed by Burckhardt, who says it is called Araayr, and is seated on the edge of the precipice, at the foot of which the river flows.
De 2:36; Isa 17:2

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Context

  • Numbers 32:33

    And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

  • Numbers 32:34

    And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

  • Numbers 32:35

    And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

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Numbers 32:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los hijos de Gad edificaron á Dibón, y á Ataroth, y á Aroer,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et les fils de Gad bâtirent Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroër,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Gad bauten Dibon und Ataroth und Aroer,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur exstruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroër,