Numbers 32

1 And the children of Ruben and the children of Gad had a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:

NOW the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

2 and the children of Ruben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

3 Ataroth, and Daebon, and Jazer, and Namra, and Esebon, and Eleale, and Sebama, and Nabau, and Baean,

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

4 the land which the Lord has delivered up before the children of Israel, is pasture land, and thy servants have cattle.

Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

5 And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.

Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

6 And Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

7 And why do ye pervert the minds of the children of Israel, that they should not cross over into the land, which the Lord gives them?

And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?

8 Did not your fathers thus, when I sent them from Cades Barne to spy out the land?

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

9 And they went up to the valley of the cluster, and spied the land, and turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land, which the Lord gave them.

For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.

10 And the Lord was very angry in that day, and sware, saying,

And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

11 Surely these men who came up out of Egypt from twenty years old and upward, who know good and evil, shall not see the land which I sware [to give] to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, for they have not closely followed after me:

Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

12 save Caleb the son of Jephonne, who was set apart, and Joshua the son of Naue, for they closely followed after the Lord.

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.

13 And the Lord was very angry with Israel; and for forty years he caused them to wander in the wilderness, until all the generation which did evil in the sight of the Lord was extinct.

And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.

14 Behold, ye are risen up in the room of your fathers, a combination of sinful men, to increase yet farther the fierce wrath of the Lord against Israel.

And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

15 For ye will turn away from him to desert him yet once more in the wilderness, and ye will sin against this whole congregation.

For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

16 And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our cattle, and cities for our possessions;

And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

17 and we will arm ourselves and go as an advanced guard before the children of Israel, until we shall have brought them into their place; and our possessions shall remain in walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return to our houses till the children of Israel shall have been distributed, each to his own inheritance.

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

19 And we will not any longer inherit with them from the other side of Jordan and onwards, because we have our full inheritance on the side beyond Jordan eastward.

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

20 And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,

21 and every one of you will pass over Jordan fully armed before the Lord, until his enemy be destroyed from before his face,

And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

22 and the land shall be subdued before the Lord, then afterwards ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and as regards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before the Lord.

And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.

23 But if ye will not do so, ye will sin against the Lord; and ye shall know your sin, when afflictions shall come upon you.

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

24 And ye shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.

Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

25 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as our lord commands.

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

26 Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle shall be in the cities of Galaad.

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

27 But thy servants will go over all armed and set in order before the Lord to battle, as [our] lord says.

But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.

28 And Moses appointed to them [for judges] Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Naue, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of Israel.

So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

29 And Moses said to them, If the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad will pass over Jordan with you, every one armed for war before the Lord, and ye shall subdue the land before you, then ye shall give to them the land of Galaad for a possession.

And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

30 But if they will not pass over armed with you to war before the Lord, then shall ye cause to pass over their possessions and their wives and their cattle before you into the land of Chanaan, and they shall inherit with you in the land of Chanaan.

But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

31 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad answered, saying, Whatsoever the Lord says to his servants, that will we do.

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

32 We will go over armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and ye shall give us our inheritance beyond Jordan.

We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

33 And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasse of the sons of Joseph, the kingdom of Seon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, the land and its cities with its coasts, the cities of the land round about.

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.

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

And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 and Sophar, and Jazer, and they set them up,

And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 and Namram, and Baetharan, strong cities, and folds for sheep.

And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

37 And the sons of Ruben built Esebon, and Eleale, and Kariatham,

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 and Beelmeon, surrounded [with walls], and Sebama; and they called the names of the cities which they built, after their own names.

And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed, ) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

39 And a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to Galaad, and took it, and destroyed the Amorite who dwelt in it.

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

40 And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of Manasse, and he dwelt there.

And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

41 And Jair the [son] of Manasse went and took their villages, and called them the villages of Jair.

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.

42 And Nabau went and took Caath and her villages, and called them Naboth after his name.

And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.