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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,
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
Context of Numbers 32:3
1The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. 2So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon— 4the land the Lord subdued before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock. 5If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
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 Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
- Joshua 13:17to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
- Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
- Jeremiah 48:22to Dibon, Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
- Numbers 32:36Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.
- Isaiah 15:6The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.
- Numbers 21:25Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its surrounding settlements.
- Judges 11:26For three hundred years Israel occupied Heshbon, Aroer, the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time?
- Nehemiah 9:22“You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.
- Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out, and their hearts are faint.
- Isaiah 16:8The fields of Heshbon wither, the vines of Sibmah also. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea.
- Jeremiah 48:2Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon people will plot her downfall: ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’ You, the people of Madmen, will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
- Numbers 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
- Joshua 13:19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,
- Jeremiah 48:32I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, you vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and 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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