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 livestock. They saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. Behold, the place was a place 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,

Then 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 congregation, saying,

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.”

the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land 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.”

They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over 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?

Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “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 do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

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

Your fathers did so 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 to 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 Yahweh had given them.

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

Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, 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 who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 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;

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’

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.

Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation who had done evil in Yahweh’s sight 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;

“Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of sinful men, to increase the fierce anger of Yahweh 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 you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these 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;

They came near to him, and said, “We will 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 ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified 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 to our houses until the children of Israel have all received their 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 the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.”

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

Moses said to them: “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

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

and every one of your armed men will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh until he has 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 is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be clear of obligation to Yahweh and to Israel. Then this land shall be your possession before Yahweh.

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

“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; 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 cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has 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;

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

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 livestock 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 your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my 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 commanded concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households 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;

Moses said to them, “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle before Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, then you 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;

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, “As Yahweh has said to your 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 Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond 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.

Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-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, according to its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.

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

The children of Gad built 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: fortified cities and folds for sheep.

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

The children of Reuben built 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.

Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities which they built.

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

The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.

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

Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.

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

Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its 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.

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