Numbers 32

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The Tribes East of the Jordan

¹Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

¹And much livestock was unto the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, very numerous. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock;

²So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

²and the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

³“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam,^a Nebo, and Beon,

³“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

⁴which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”

⁴the land that YHWH defeated before the face of the congregation of Israel, it is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

⁵“If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

⁵And they said, “If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, do not make us pass over the Jordan.”

⁶But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

⁶And Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war and you sit here?

⁷Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?

⁷And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from going over into the land that YHWH has given them?

⁸This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.

⁸Thus did your fathers when I sent them away from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

⁹For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.

⁹And they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, and they discouraged the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go into the land that YHWH had given them.

¹⁰So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

¹⁰And the anger of YHWH was kindled on that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

¹¹‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—

¹¹‘Surely none shall see of the men who came up from Egypt, from a son of twenty years and above, the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—for they have not wholly followed Me—

¹²not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

¹²except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun; for they have wholly followed YHWH.’

¹³The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

¹³And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the finishing of all the generation that had done evil in the eyes of YHWH.

¹⁴Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

¹⁴And behold, you have risen up in place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men to add still more to the fierce anger of YHWH against Israel.

¹⁵For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”

¹⁵For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.”

¹⁶Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

¹⁶And they came near to him and said, “Walls for sheep we will build for our livestock here, and cities for our little ones,

¹⁷But we will arm ourselves and be ready^a to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.

¹⁷and we will be armed, hurrying before the face of the sons of Israel, until that when we have brought them to their place, and our little ones will dwell in the cities of defense because of those dwelling in the land.

¹⁸We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.

¹⁸We will not return to our homes until the sons of Israel have received, each man, his inheritance.

¹⁹Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”

¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan at the rising.”

²⁰Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,

²⁰And Moses said to them, “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the face of YHWH for the war,

²¹and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him,

²¹and all your armed men pass over the Jordan before the face of YHWH until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,

²²then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.

²²and the land is subdued before the face of YHWH, then afterward you may return and be blameless before YHWH and before Israel. And this land shall be your possession before the face of YHWH.

²³But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.

²³But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH; and know your sin, that it will find you out.

²⁴Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”

²⁴Build for yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and what has proceeded out of your mouth, you shall do.”

²⁵The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.

²⁵And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do as my lord is commanding.

²⁶Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.

²⁶Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead.

²⁷But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

²⁷And your servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the face of YHWH, to battle, as my lord has spoken.”

²⁸So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

²⁸And Moses gave orders concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

²⁹And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

²⁹And Moses said to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the face of YHWH, and the land is subdued before you, you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

³⁰But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”

³⁰But if they do not pass over armed with you, they shall have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.”

³¹The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.

³¹And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “As YHWH has said to your servants, so we will do.

³²We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”

³²We will pass over armed before the face of YHWH into the land of Canaan; and with us is the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”

³³So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

³³And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities, within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country.

³⁴And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

³⁴And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

³⁵Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

³⁵and Atroth-shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

³⁶Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

³⁶and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities and folds for sheep.

³⁷The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

³⁷And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

³⁸as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

³⁸and Nebo, and Baal-meon (the names being changed), and Sibmah. And they gave by these names the names to the cities that they built.

³⁹The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

³⁹And the sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite who were in it.

⁴⁰So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

⁴⁰And Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.

⁴¹Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.^a

⁴¹And Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their tent villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

⁴²And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.

⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath and its daughter-villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.