Numbers 32

1 And much livestock has [belonged] to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad—very many; and they see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place [is] a place [for] livestock;

Now 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.

2 and the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben come in and speak to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

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

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

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

4 the land which YHWH has struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

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

5 And they say, “If we have found grace in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.”

“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.”

6 And Moses says to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Do your brothers go to the battle, and you—do you sit here?

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

7 And why discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which YHWH has given to them?

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

8 Thus your fathers did in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

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

9 and they go up to the Valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go into the land which YHWH has given to them;

For 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.

10 and the anger of YHWH burns in that day, and He swears, saying,

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

11 They do not see—the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward—the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me,

‘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—

12 except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after YHWH;

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

13 and the anger of YHWH burns against Israel, and He causes them to wander in the wilderness [for] forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing evil in the eyes of YHWH.

The 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.

14 And behold, you have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of sinful men, to add yet to the fury of the anger of YHWH toward Israel;

Now 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.

15 when you turn back from after Him, then He has added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and you have done corruptly to all this people.”

For 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.”

16 And they come near to him and say, “We build folds for the flock here for our livestock, and cities for our infants;

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

17 but we are armed, hastening before the sons of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defense because of the inhabitants of the land;

But we will arm ourselves and be ready 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.

18 we do not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have each inherited his inheritance,

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

19 for we do not inherit with them across the Jordan and beyond, for our inheritance has come to us beyond the Jordan at the [sun]-rising.”

Yet 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.”

20 And Moses says to them, “If you do this thing, if you are armed before YHWH for battle,

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

21 and every armed one of you has passed over the Jordan before YHWH, until His dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

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

22 and the land has been subdued before YHWH, then afterward you return, and have been acquitted by YHWH and by Israel, and this land has been to you for a possession before YHWH.

then 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.

23 And if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH, and know that your sin finds you;

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

24 build for yourselves cities for your infants and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth you do.”

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

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

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

26 our infants, our wives, our livestock, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

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

27 and your servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before YHWH, to battle, as my lord is saying.”

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

28 And Moses commands Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel concerning them;

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

29 and Moses says to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over the Jordan with you, everyone armed for battle, before YHWH, and the land has been subdued before you, then you have given the land of Gilead to them for a possession;

And 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.

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

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

31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, “That which YHWH has spoken to your servants, so we do;

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

32 we pass over armed before YHWH [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.”

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

33 And Moses gives to them—to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.

So 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.

34 And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defense, and sheepfolds.

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

37 And the sons of Reuben have built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 and Nebo, and Ba‘al-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call the names of the cities which they have built by [these] names.

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

39 And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] in it;

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

40 and Moses gives Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwells in it.

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

41 And Jair son of Manasseh has gone and captures their towns, and calls them “Towns of Jair”;

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

42 and Nobah has gone and captures Kenath and its villages, and calls it Nobah, by his own name.

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