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Numbers 32:3
3“[The country around] Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Numbers 32:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
- New International Version (NIV)“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Context of Numbers 32:3
1Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock. 2So the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, “[The country around] Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, 4the land which the Lord conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land [suitable] for livestock, and your servants have [very large herds of] livestock.” 5They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan [River].”
Read all of Numbers 32Numbers 32:3 word by word
עֲטָר֤וֹת וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר וְנִמְרָ֔ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה וּשְׂבָ֥ם וּנְב֖וֹ וּבְעֹֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Atarothעֲטָרוֹת‛ăţârôth ‛ăţârôth · AtarothH5852
- and Dibonדִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹןdîybôn dîybôn · DibonH1769
- and Jazerיַעְזֵרya‛ăzêyr ya‛zêr · JazerH3270
- and Nimrahנִמְרָהnimrâh · NimrahH5247
- and Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
- and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵא'el‛âlê' 'el‛âlêh · ElealehH500
- and Shebamשְׂבָםώebâm ώibmâh · SebamH7643
- and Neboנְבוֹnebô · NeboH5015
- and Beonבְּעֹןbe‛ôn · BeonH1194
Cross-references for Numbers 32:3
- Numbers 32:1Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock.
- Joshua 13:17with Heshbon, and all its cities which are on the plain: Dibon and Bamoth-baal and Beth-baal-meon,
- Isaiah 15:2They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba; Everyone’s head is shaved, and every beard is cut off [in mourning].
- Jeremiah 48:22against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
- Numbers 32:36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified (walled) cities, and sheepfolds for sheep.
- Isaiah 15:6For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed the grass is withered, the new growth dies; There is no green thing.
- Numbers 21:25Israel took all these cities, and settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its towns.
- Judges 11:26While Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities along the banks of the Arnon for three hundred years, why did you not recover your lost lands during that time?
- Nehemiah 9:22You also gave them kingdoms and peoples, And You allotted the kingdoms to them as a boundary. So they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon And the land of Og king of Bashan.
- Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh [cities claimed by Moab] cry out; Their voice is heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out; Moab’s soul trembles within him.
- Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon have languished and withered, and the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down [Moab’s] choice vine branches, Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered into the wilderness; Its tendrils stretched out, they passed over [the shores of] the [Dead] Sea.
- Jeremiah 48:2The glory of Moab is no more; In Heshbon they planned evil against her, Saying, ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O [city of] Madmen, shall be silenced; The sword will pursue you.
- Numbers 32:38Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names being changed) and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
- Joshua 13:19and Kiriathaim and Sibmah and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley,
- Jeremiah 48:32O vines of Sibmah, I will weep for you More than the weeping of Jazer [over its ruins and wasted vineyards]. Your tendrils [of influence] stretched across the sea, Reaching [even] to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen On your summer fruits and your [season’s] crop of grapes.
Commentaries on Numbers 32:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ataroth, and Dibon, etc. - The places mentioned here belonged to Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, which being conquered by the Israelites, constituted ever after a part of their territories, Numbers 32:33.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See Numbers 32:34-38 notes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh settled in the land Israel had recently captured from Sihon the Amorite and Og of Bashan (see 21:21–35). Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, and Elealeh have been connected with known archaeological sites. These places have been identified with ruins that researchers have studied. The location of Sebam is unknown. The exact location of the town called Nebo is not known. However, it was likely near a mountain or ridge…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-421-5. the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead--A complete conquest had been made of the country east of the Jordan, comprising "the land of Jazer," which formed the southern district between the Arnon and Jabbok and "the land of Gilead," the middle region between the Jabbok and Jarmouk, or Hieromax, including Bashan, which lay on the north of that river. The whole of this region is now called the Belka. It has always been famous for its rich and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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