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 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 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,

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

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and 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.”

[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 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.”

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 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?

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 discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which YHWH has given to 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 Thus your fathers did in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see 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 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 anger of YHWH burns in that day, and He swears, saying,

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

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

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

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.

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 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;

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

And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, 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 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 do not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have each inherited his inheritance,

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

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 says to them, “If you do this thing, if you are armed before YHWH 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 armed one of you has passed over the Jordan before YHWH, until His dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

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 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.

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 And if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH, and know that your sin finds 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 build for yourselves cities for your infants and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth you do.”

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

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

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

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there 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 thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.

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 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 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 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 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 will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions 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;

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

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 build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

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

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

And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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