Numbers 32:3

 Numbers 32:3

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

a. NLT: “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon -- [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: [The country around] Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: Ataroth, and Daebon, and Jazer, and Namra, and Esebon, and Eleale, and Sebama, and Nabau, and Baean,

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: “Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Numrah, and Hesbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon…”

a. Ataroth [Strong: 5852 `Atarowth at-aw-roth' or Ataroth {at-aw-roth'}; plural of 5850; Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine:--Ataroth.]

b. [and] Dibon [Strong: 1769 Diybown dee-bome' or (shortened) Diybon {dee-bone'}; from 1727; pining:--Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine:--Dibon. (Also, with 1410 added, Dibon-gad.)]

c. [and] Jazer [Strong: 3270 Ya`azeyr yah-az-ayr' or Yazer {yah-zare'}; from 5826; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan:--Jaazer, Jazer.]

d. [and] Nimrah [Strong: 5247 Nimrah nim-raw' from the same as 5246; clear water; Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan:--Nimrah.]

e. [and] Heshbon [Strong: 2809 Cheshbown khesh-bone' the same as 2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:--Heshbon.]

2. “...and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,”

a. [and] Elealeh [Strong: 500 'El`ale' el-aw-lay' or (more properly) GEl aleh {el-aw-lay'}; from 410 and 5927; God (is) going up; Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan:--Elealeh.]

b. and Shebam [Strong: 7643 Sbam seb-awm' or (feminine) Sibmah {sib-maw'}; probably from 1313; spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab:--Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah.]

c. [and] Nebo [Strong: 5015 Nbow neb-o' probably of foreign derivation; Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine:--Nebo.]

d. [and] Beon [Strong: 1194 B`on beh-ohn' probably a contraction of 1010; Beon, a place East of the Jordan:--Beon.]

1). These were some of the cities that the tribes of Gad and Reuben built or built onto after they were given the land.

a). Numbers 32:34-38 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

32:34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

32:35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

32:36 And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

32:37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

32:38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.