Numbers 32:42

Numbers 32:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
• New International Version (NIV)And Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah after himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah, after his own name.

Context of Numbers 32:42

40So Moses gave Gilead to [the tribe of] Machir the son of Manasseh, and they settled in it. 41[The sons of] Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns (tent villages) and called them Havvoth-jair. Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah after his own name.

Numbers 32:42 word by word

וְנֹ֣בַח הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד אֶת־קְנָ֖ת וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֧א לָ֦ה נֹ֖בַח בִּשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Nobahנֹ֫בַחnôbach · NobahH5025
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• Kenathקְנָתqenâth · KenathH7079
• and the villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• thereof, and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• after his own nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Commentaries on Numbers 32:42

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42Kenath - Now Kenawat, an important site near the southern extremity of the tract el-Lejah, and on the western slopes of the mountains of the Hauran. The name given to it by its conqueror, as in other cases, fell ere long into disuse, and the old name has held its ground to this day. The notices, both Scriptural and traditional, of the conquest of northeastern Gilead and Bashan by the Machirites, plainly intimate that it was effected by a few chiefs of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-42Verses 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 God, constrained by the love…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-42Three clans of Manasseh conquered part of Gilead and Bashan (compare Deuteronomy 3:13–15; Joshua 13:29–31). The exact location of Nobah is still unknown (compare Judges 8:11). Havvoth-jair: Compare Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:4; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:21–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. Nobah--also a distinguished person connected with the eastern branch of the tribe of Manasseh.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 32:42

• Amorites
• Kenath
• Manasseh
• Nobah

In the dictionaries

• City
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Fenced cities
• Kenath
• Nobah
• Ready
• Sit
• Gad (1)
• Manasseh (2)

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