God’s Word Translation
Numbers 32:3
3“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 tribes of Reuben and Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead were a good place for livestock. 2So they came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community, and said to them, “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, 4the land that the Lord won for the community of Israel, is a good place for livestock. Gentlemen, we have livestock. 5Please give us this land as our property. Don’t make us cross 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 tribes of Reuben and Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead were a good place for livestock.
- Joshua 13:17It included Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
- Isaiah 15:2The people of Dibon go to the temple, to the worship sites, to cry. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved bald, and every beard is cut off.
- Jeremiah 48:22Dibon, Nebo, Beth Diblathaim,
- Numbers 32:36Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as walled cities. They also built stone fences for their flocks.
- Isaiah 15:6The Nimrim Brook has run dry! The grass dries up, the vegetation withers, and nothing green is left.
- Numbers 21:25Israel took all those Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages, and lived in them.
- Judges 11:26Israel has now lived in Heshbon, Aroer, all their villages, and in all the cities along the Arnon River for 300 years. Why didn’t you recapture these cities during that time?
- Nehemiah 9:22You gave kingdoms and nations to the Israelites and assigned them their boundaries. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of King Og of Bashan.
- Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh also cry out. Their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. Moab’s armed men cry out. Their courage is gone.
- Isaiah 16:8The fields of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah wither. Rulers of the nations have cut off their grapes. The grapevines ⌞once⌟ reached as far as Jazer and strayed out into the desert. Their shoots had spread out over the sea.
- Jeremiah 48:2People will no longer praise Moab. The people in Heshbon will plan Moab’s destruction. “Let’s destroy that nation!” You will be silenced, city of Madmen. Death will come after you.
- Numbers 32:38Nebo, Baal Meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. These are the names they gave the cities they rebuilt.
- Joshua 13:19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain in the valley,
- Jeremiah 48:32I will cry for you as Jazer cries. I will cry for you, grapevines of Sibmah. Your branches ⌞once⌟ spread as far as the sea, and they reached as far as the sea of Jazer. The destroyer will destroy your ripened fruits and your 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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