Numbers 32:24

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 32:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Numbers 32:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Build ye cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep, etc.] For their safety and security, as they proposed to do: and do that which proceedeth out of your mouth; all that they had promised.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 32:16, Num 32:34-42 Numbers 32:25”
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