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.

And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding 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,

They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:

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 Nemra, Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, 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 hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much 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 we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the 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 answered them: What, shall your brethren go to fight, and will you sit 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 do ye overturn the minds of the children of Israel, that they may not dare to pass into the place which the Lord hath given them?

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

Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view 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.

And when they were come as far as the valley of the cluster, having viewed all the country, they overturned the hearts of the children of Israel, that they should not enter into the coasts, which the Lord gave them.

10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,

And he swore in his anger, 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:

If these men, that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land, which I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not follow me,

12 Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed the Lord.

Except Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, and Josue the son of Nun: these have fulfilled my will.

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.

And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the whole generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed.

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 behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury 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 will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all.

16 And they came near unto him, and said, Sheepfolds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones;

But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children:

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.

And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.

18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have acquired for themselves every man his inheritance.

We will not return into our houses until the children of Israel possess their inheritance:

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.

Neither will we seek any thing beyond the Jordan, because we have already our possession on the east side thereof,

20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war;

And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:

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;

And let every fighting man pass over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrow his enemies:

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 all the land be brought under him, then shall you be blameless before the Lord and before Israel, and you shall obtain the countries that you desire, 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 what you say, no man can doubt but you sin against God: and know ye, that your sin shall overtake you.

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.

Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.

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 Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.

26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gil'ad;

We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:

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.

And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.

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;

Moses therefore commanded Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families of all the tribes of Israel, and said to them:

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;

If the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben pass with you over the Jordan, all armed for war before the Lord, and the land be made subject to you: give them Galaad in possession.

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 will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.

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.

And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his 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 armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the 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.

Moses therefore gave to the children of Cad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.

34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and 'Ataroth, and 'Aro'er,

And the sons of Cad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 And 'Atroth-shophan, and Ya'zer, and Yogbehah.

And Etroth, and Sophan, and Jazer, and Jegbaa,

36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for flocks,

And Bethnemra, and Betharan, fenced cities, and folds for their cattle.

37 And the children of Reuben built Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Kiryathayim,

But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,

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 Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.

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.

Moreover the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, went into Galaad, and wasted it, cutting off the Amorrhites, the inhabitants thereof.

40 And Moses gave Gil'ad unto Machir the son of Menasseh; and he dwelt therein.

And Moses gave the land of Galaad to Machir the son of Manasses, and he dwelt in it.

41 And Yair the son of Menasseh went and conquered the small towns thereof, and called them Chavoth-yair.

And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.

42 And Nobach went and conquered Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobach, after his own name.

Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe.