New Living Translation
Numbers 32:38
38Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
Numbers 32:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
- New International Version (NIV)as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
Context of Numbers 32:38
36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks. 37The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt. 39Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there. 40So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.
Read all of Numbers 32Numbers 32:38 word by word
וְאֶת־נְב֞וֹ וְאֶת־בַּ֧עַל מְע֛וֹן מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת שֵׁ֖ם וְאֶת־שִׂבְמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ בְשֵׁמֹ֔ת אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹת הֶעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Neboנְבוֹnebô · NeboH5015
- and Baal–meonבַּ֫עַל מְעוֹןba‛al me‛ôn · Baal-meonH1186
- their namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- being changedמוּסַבָּהmûsabbâh mûsabbâh · surroundedH4142
- and Shibmahשְׂבָםώebâm ώibmâh · SibmahH7643
- and gaveקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- unto the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- which they buildedבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
Cross-references for Numbers 32:38
- Isaiah 46:1Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled away on ox carts. The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
- Numbers 22:41The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.
- Numbers 32:3“Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
- Genesis 26:18He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them.
- Exodus 23:13“Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.
- Joshua 23:7Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them.
- Psalms 16:4Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.
Commentaries on Numbers 32:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38And Nebo - their names being changed - That is, Those who conquered the cities called them after their own names. Thus the city Kenath, being conquered by Nobah, was called after his name, Numbers 32:42.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. 37-38Some towns may have received new names to remove connections with pagan gods. For example, Baal was the name of a well-known Canaanite god. Nebo was the name of a Babylonian god (see Isaiah 46:1). However, this passage does not give the new names of those towns.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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