Numbers 32 · Verse 37

Numbers 32:37

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
Numbers 32:37, King James Version

Numbers 32:37 in other translations

BSBThe Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
WEBThe children of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
ASVAnd the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
YLTAnd the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
DARBY— And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Kirjathaim,
BBEAnd the children of Reuben were the builders of Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim;
WebsterAnd the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

What does Numbers 32:37 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.

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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 32:37 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.

וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.Neiand [the] descendants ofH1121
רְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenReubenH7205
בָּנ֔וּba.Nuthey builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonHeshbonH2809
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֶלְעָלֵ֑א'el.'a.Le'ElealehH500
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
קִרְיָתָֽיִם\׃kir.ya.Ta.yimKiriathaimH7156

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Cross references for Numbers 32:37

  • Numbers 21:27

    Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

  • Numbers 32:3

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

  • Isaiah 15:4

    And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Heshbon.
3; 21:27; Isa 15:4
Eleahleh.Elealeh is placed, by Eusebius, a mile from Heshbon. It is now called El Aal, "the high," and is situated on a hill.

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Context

  • Numbers 32:36

    And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

  • Numbers 32:37

    And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

  • Numbers 32:38

    And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

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Numbers 32:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los hijos de Rubén edificaron á Hesbón, y á Eleale, y á Kiriathaim,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et les fils de Ruben bâtirent Hesbon, et Elhalé, et Kiriathaïm,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Ruben bauten Hesbon und Elale und Kirjathaim,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filii vero Ruben ædificaverunt Hesebon, et Eleale, et Cariathaim,