Numbers 32

1 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.

Now the sons of Ruben and of Gad had many herds, and their substance in cattle was inestimable. And when they had seen that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for feeding animals,

2 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the assembly, saying,

they went to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the multitude, and they said:

3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jaazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

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

4 the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;

the land, which the Lord has struck in the sight of the sons of Israel, is a very fertile region for pasturing animals. And we, your servants, have very many cattle.

5 and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.

And so we beseech you, if we have found favor before you, that you give it to us, your subjects, as a possession, and that you not cause us cross the Jordan.”

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

And Moses answered them: “Should your brothers go to battle, while you sit here?

7 And why do ye discourage the children of Israel from going over into the land that Jehovah has given them?

Why do you subvert the minds of the sons of Israel, so that they might not dare to cross into the place which the Lord will give to them?

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

Did not your fathers act in the same way, when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to explore the land?

9 they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, and discouraged the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land that Jehovah had given them.

And when they had gone all the way to the Valley of the Cluster of Grapes, having viewed the entire region, they subverted the hearts of the sons of Israel, so that they would not enter into the parts that the Lord gave to them.

10 And Jehovah's anger was kindled the same time, and he swore, saying,

And being angry, the Lord swore an oath, saying:

11 If the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob! for they have not wholly followed me;

‘These men, who ascended out of Egypt, from twenty years and above, will not see the land, which I have promised under an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For they were not willing to follow me,

12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed Jehovah.

except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; these have fulfilled my will.’

13 And Jehovah's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation was consumed that had done evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

And the Lord, being angry against Israel, led them in a course through the desert for forty years, until the entire generation, which had done evil in his sight, was consumed.

14 And behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a progeny of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

And behold,” he said, “you have risen up in the place of your fathers, the offshoots and the nurslings of sinful men, in order to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.

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

But if you are not willing to follow him, he will leave the people behind in the wilderness, and you will have been the cause of all our deaths.”

16 And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

But approaching closer, they said: “We will manufacture sheep pens and cattle stalls, as well as fortified cities, for our little ones.

17 but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

But we ourselves will continue on, armed and girded for battle, before the sons of Israel, until we lead them to their places. Our little ones, and whatever we may be able to have, shall be in walled cities, because of the treachery of the inhabitants.

18 We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited each one his inheritance.

We will not return to our houses, even until the sons of Israel may possess their inheritance.

19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward.

Neither will we seek anything across the Jordan, because we already have our possession on its eastern side.”

20 And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,

And Moses said to them: “If you accomplish what you have promised, you may go out, equipped for battle, before the Lord.

21 and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him,

And let every fighting man cross over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrows his enemies,

22 and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and afterwards ye return, ye shall be guiltless toward Jehovah and toward Israel, and this land shall be your possession before Jehovah.

and all the land is subjected to him. Then you will be guiltless with the Lord and with Israel, and you will obtain the regions which you desire before the Lord.

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

But if you do not do what you have said, no one could doubt that you will have sinned against God. And know this: your sin shall overtake you.

24 Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.

Therefore, build cities for your little ones, and pens and stables for your sheep and cattle; and fulfill what you have promised.”

25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands.

And the sons of Gad and of Ruben said to Moses: “We are your servants, we shall do what you, our ruler, orders.

26 Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

We will leave behind our little ones, and our wives, and the sheep and cattle, in the cities of Gilead.

27 but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.

And we, your servants, all well-equipped, will go forth to battle, just as you, our ruler, has spoken.”

28 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.

Therefore, Moses instructed Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families throughout the tribes of Israel, and he said to them:

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

“If the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben cross over the Jordan with you, all armed for war before the Lord, and if the land becomes subject to you, give them Gilead as a possession.

30 but if they do not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

But if they are not willing to cross with you, armed, into the land of Canaan, then let them receive places among you for their dwellings.”

31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah has said to thy servants, so will we do.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben responded: “Just as the Lord has spoken to his servants, so shall we do.

32 We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side the Jordan shall be ours.

We will go forth, armed, before the Lord into the land of Canaan; and we acknowledge that we have already received our possession across the Jordan.”

33 And Moses gave to them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og the king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and territories, the cities of the land round about.

And so, Moses gave to the sons of Gad and of Ruben, and to 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, and their land with its surrounding cities.

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

Therefore, the sons of Gad built up Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 and Atroth-Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbebah,

and Atroth and Shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

36 and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-haran, strong cities, and sheepfolds.

and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, as fortified cities with pens for their cattle.

37 — And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Kirjathaim,

Yet truly, the sons of Ruben built up Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

38 and Nebo, and Baal-meon (of which the names were changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities that they built.

and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.

39 — And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and they dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.

Moreover, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, continued on within Gilead, and they devastated it, putting to death its inhabitant, the Amorite.

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

Therefore, Moses gave the land of Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.

But Jair, the son of Manasseh, went out and occupied its villages, which he called Havoth Jair, that is, the Villages of Jair.

42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its dependent villages, and called it Nobah, after his name.

Likewise, Nobah went forth and captured Kenath with its villages. And he called it by his own name, Nobah.