Numbers 32
1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and they saw the land of Ya'zer, and the land of Gil'ad, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle.
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a great number of cattle: and when they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle;
2 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came, and said unto Moses, and unto Elazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, as followeth,
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,
3 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Ya'zer, and Nimrah, and Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Be'on,
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 The country which the Lord hath smitten before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
The land which the Lord gave into the hands of the children of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle.
5 And they said, If we have found grace in thy eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession: do not compel us to go over the Jordan.
And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and unto the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and will ye sit here?
And Moses said to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben, Are your brothers to go to the war, while you take your rest here?
7 And wherefore will you turn aside the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
Why would you take from the children of Israel the desire to go over into the land which the Lord has given them?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea' to see the land.
So did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9 For they went up as far as the valley of Eshcol, and they saw the land, and then they turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they took from the children of Israel the desire to go into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,
And at that time the Lord was moved to wrath, and made an oath, saying,
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Truly, not one of the men of twenty years old and over who came out of Egypt will see the land which I gave by oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; because they have not been true to me with all their heart;
12 Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed the Lord.
But only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua, the son of Nun: because they have been true to the Lord.
13 And the anger of the Lord was thus kindled against Israel, and he made them wander about in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation was spent, that had done the evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Then the Lord was angry with Israel, and he made them wanderers in the waste land for forty years? till all that generation who had done evil in the eyes of the Lord was dead.
14 And now, behold, ye are risen up in your father's stead, a new race of sinful men, to augment yet more the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
And now you have come to take the place of your fathers, another generation of sinners, increasing the wrath of the Lord against Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet longer leave them in the wilderness; and ye will thus be destruction to all this people.
For if you are turned away from him, he will send them wandering again in the waste land; and you will be the cause of the destruction of all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, Sheepfolds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones;
Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until that we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.
But we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel till we have taken them to their place: but our little ones will be safe in the walled towns against the people of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have acquired for themselves every man his inheritance.
We will not come back to our houses till every one of the children of Israel has come into his heritage.
19 For we will not take possession with them on the other side of the Jordan, and farther on: when our inheritance hath come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
For we will not have our heritage with them on the other side of Jordan and forward; because our heritage has come to us on this side of Jordan to the east.
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war;
Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,
21 And every armed man of you will go over the Jordan before the Lord, until he have driven out his enemies from before him;
Every armed man of you going across Jordan before the Lord till he has overcome and sent in flight all who are against him,
22 And when, only after the land hath been subdued before the Lord, ye will return, and ye be thus guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel: then shall this land be yours for a possession before the Lord.
And the land is under the rule of the Lord: then after that you may come back, having done no wrong to the Lord and to Israel; and this land will be yours for your heritage before the Lord.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord; and ye shall experience the punishment of your sin which will overtake you.
But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.
24 Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; and that which hath proceeded out of your mouth shall ye do.
So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben said unto Moses, as followeth, Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben said to Moses, Your servants will do as my lord says.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gil'ad;
Our little ones, our wives, and our flocks, and all our cattle, will be there in the towns of Gilead;
27 But thy servants will pass over, every one that is armed for the army, before the Lord, to the war, as my Lord speaketh.
But your servants will go over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to the fight, as my lord says.
28 And Moses commanded concerning them Elazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel.
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben do pass with you over the Jordan, every one that is armed for the war, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you: then shall ye give to them the land of Gil'ad for a possession;
And Moses said to them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben go with you over Jordan, every man armed for the fight before the Lord, and all the land is given into your hands, then let them have the land of Gilead for a heritage:
30 But if they should not pass over armed with you, they shall take possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
But if they do not go over with you armed, they will have to take their heritage with you in the land of Canaan.
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, That which the Lord hath spoken concerning thy servants, even so will we do.
Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben said, As the Lord has said to your servants, so will we do.
32 We will indeed pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, while ours remaineth the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.
We will go over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and you will give us our heritage on this side of Jordan.
33 And Moses gave unto them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Menasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sichon, the king of the Emorites, and the kingdom of 'Og, the king of Bashan, the land, with its cities within the boundaries, the cities of the country round about.
So Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, king of Bashan, all the land with its towns and the country round them.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and 'Ataroth, and 'Aro'er,
And the children of Gad were the builders of Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer;
35 And 'Atroth-shophan, and Ya'zer, and Yogbehah.
And Atroth-shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah;
36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for flocks,
And Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran: walled towns and shut-in places for sheep.
37 And the children of Reuben built Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Kiryathayim,
And the children of Reuben were the builders of Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim;
38 And Nebo, and Ba'al-me'on [their names being changed], and Shibmah; and they gave the former names unto the cities which they built.
And Nebo and Baal-meon, (their names being changed, ) and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the towns they made.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Menasseh went to Gil'ad, and conquered it, and dispossessed the Emorites who were in it.
And the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, went to Gilead and took it, driving out the Amorites who were living there.
40 And Moses gave Gil'ad unto Machir the son of Menasseh; and he dwelt therein.
And Moses gave Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh; and he made it his living-place.
41 And Yair the son of Menasseh went and conquered the small towns thereof, and called them Chavoth-yair.
And Jair, the son of Manasseh, went and took the towns of Gilead, naming them Havvoth-Jair.
42 And Nobach went and conquered Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobach, after his own name.
And Nobah went and took Kenath and its small towns, naming it Nobah, after himself.
