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Numbers 32:3
3They said, ‘The land at 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
1The people in the tribes of Reuben and Gad had very many animals. They saw that the land in Jazer and Gilead was good for their animals. 2They went to speak to Moses, Eleazar and the other leaders of the Israelites. They said, ‘The land at Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon 4is good for animals. The Lord has given all this land to us Israelites. We have very many animals, 5so please let us have this land for our animals. Let us have this land to live on, instead of land on the other side of 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 32:1The people in the tribes of Reuben and Gad had very many animals. They saw that the land in Jazer and Gilead was good for their animals.
- Joshua 13:17And he gave them all the flat land past Medeba in Heshbon. It included Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
- Isaiah 15:2The people in Dibon have gone up to their temple to weep. They have gone up to the altars where they worship their gods. Moab's people are weeping because of what has happened at Nebo and Medeba. They are so upset that they have cut off their hair and their beards.
- Jeremiah 48:22Dibon, Nebo and Beth-Diblathaim,
- Numbers 32:36Beth-Nimrah and Beth-Haran. They built houses for their families and their animals.
- Isaiah 15:6Streams in Nimrim valley have become dry. The grass has died. No green plants remain.
- Numbers 21:25They got power over all the cities of the Amorites. Those cities included Heshbon and the towns round it.
- Judges 11:26Israelites have been living here for 300 years! They have lived in Heshbon and Aroer and the villages around those towns. They have lived in all the towns along the Arnon river too. In all that time, you have not tried to take back those places for yourselves.
- Nehemiah 9:22You gave kingdoms and nations to your people. The borders of their land reached a long way. The land of King Sihon of Heshbon became their own land. So did the land of King Og of Bashan.
- Isaiah 15:4The people in Heshbon and Elealeh cry aloud. People as far as Jahaz hear the sound of their voices! The soldiers of Moab cry aloud because they are afraid. They are shaking with fear.
- Isaiah 16:8Yes, nothing grows in Heshbon's fields. There are no grapes on Sibmah's vines. The rulers of other nations have destroyed the vineyards. The branches of those vines reached as far as Jazer, and the desert. They even grew to go across the sea.
- Jeremiah 48:2People will no longer praise Moab. In Heshbon, Moab's enemies will decide how to destroy the nation. They will say, “We must completely destroy Moab!” The town of Madmen will become silent, as a great army chases out the people.
- Numbers 32:38Nebo, Baal-Meon and Sibmah. They gave new names to the cities that they built up again.
- Joshua 13:19Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar. Zereth was on a hill in the middle of the valley.
- Jeremiah 48:32I weep for the vines of Sibmah, more than Jazer weeps. The branches of those vines reached across the sea as far as Jazer. But the cruel enemy will destroy all the fruit that grows on your vines and trees.
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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