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Numbers 32:34–38

³⁴And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, ³⁵Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, ³⁶Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

³⁷The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, ³⁸as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

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Numbers 32:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Gadites	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
built up	וַיִּבְנ֣וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
Dibon	דִּיבֹ֖ן	dî·ḇōn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1769 Dibon
Ataroth	עֲטָרֹ֑ת	‘ă·ṭā·rōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5852 Ataroth
Aroer	עֲרֹעֵֽר׃	‘ă·rō·‘êr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6177 Aroër

Numbers 32:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Atroth-shophan	שׁוֹפָ֛ן	šō·w·p̄ān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5855 Atroth-Shophan
Jazer	יַעְזֵ֖ר	ya‘·zêr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3270 Jaazer, Jazer
Jogbehah	וְיָגְבֳּהָֽה׃	wə·yā·ḡə·bo·hāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3011 Jogbehah

Numbers 32:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beth-nimrah	נִמְרָ֖ה	nim·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1039 Beth-Nimrah
and Beth-haran	הָרָ֑ן	hā·rān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1028 Beth-ha-Ran
as fortified	מִבְצָ֖ר	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
cities	עָרֵ֥י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
and they built folds	וְגִדְרֹ֥ת	wə·ḡiḏ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1448 wall
for their flocks	צֹֽאן׃	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Numbers 32:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Reubenites	וּבְנֵ֤י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
built up	בָּנ֔וּ	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build
Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
Elealeh	אֶלְעָלֵ֑א	’el·‘ā·lê	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H500 Elale, Elaleh
Kiriathaim	קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃	qir·yā·ṯā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7156 Kirjathaim

Numbers 32:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as well as Nebo	נְב֞וֹ	nə·ḇōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5015 ? or from another
and Baal-meon	מְע֛וֹן	mə·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1186 Baal-Meon
whose names	שֵׁ֖ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
were changed	מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת	mū·sab·bōṯ	Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
and Sibmah	שִׂבְמָ֑ה	śiḇ·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7643 Sebam, Sibmah
And they renamed	וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the cities	הֶעָרִ֖ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
they rebuilt	בָּנֽוּ׃	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build