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1. Now, the Reubenites and Gadites owned very large herds of cattle. Having seen that the territories of Jazer and Gilead formed an ideal region for raising stock,

1. Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.

2. the Gadites and Reubenites went to Moses, the priest Eleazar and the leaders of the community, and said to them,

2. So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Elea'zar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation,

3. 'The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon,

3. "At'aroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elea'leh, Sebam, Nebo, and Be'on,

4. which Yahweh has conquered before the advancing community of Israel, is ideal land for raising stock, and your servants are cattle breeders.

4. the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."

5. So', they said, 'if you approve, give your servants this land for us to own; do not make us cross the Jordan.'

5. And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not take us across the Jordan."

6. Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, 'Do you intend your brothers to go into battle while you stay here?

6. But Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, "Shall your brethren go to the war while you sit here?

7. Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing to the country which Yahweh has given them?

7. Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

8. Your fathers behaved in the same way when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the country,

8. Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Ka'desh-bar'nea to see the land.

9. for, having gone as far as the Valley of Eshcol and seen the country, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the country which Yahweh had given them.

9. For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land which the LORD had given them.

10. Hence Yahweh's anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath,

10. And the LORD's anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,

11. "No man of twenty years and over, who left Egypt, shall set eyes on the country which I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob . . . , for they have not followed me absolutely,

11. `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 give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me;

12. except for Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun: these indeed have followed Yahweh absolutely."

12. none except Caleb the son of Jephun'neh the Ken'izzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the LORD.'

13. Yahweh's anger being aroused by Israel, he made them wander in the desert for forty years, until the generation that offended Yahweh had all disappeared.

13. 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 now you rise up in your father's place, offshoot of sinful stock, to increase Yahweh's burning anger with Israel even more!

14. And behold, you have risen in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the LORD against Israel!

15. If you turn away from him, he will prolong the time spent in the desert, and you will bring about this entire people's ruin.'

15. For if you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."

16. They came to Moses and said, 'We should like to build sheepfolds here for our flocks and towns for our little ones.

16. Then they came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and cities for our little ones,

17. We ourselves will take up arms and lead the Israelites until we have brought them to the place appointed for them, while our little ones stay in the fortified towns to be safe from the local inhabitants.

17. but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18. We will not return to our homes until every one of the Israelites has taken possession of his heritage.

18. We will not return to our homes until the people of Israel have inherited each his inheritance.

19. For we shall have no heritage with them on the other bank of the Jordan or beyond, since our heritage has fallen to us here, east of the Jordan.'

19. 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 to the east."

20. Moses said to them, 'If you do as you have said, if you are prepared to fight before Yahweh,

20. So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war,

21. and if all those of you who bear arms cross the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven all his enemies out before him,

21. and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him

22. then, once the country has become subject to Yahweh, you may go back, and will have discharged your obligation to Yahweh and Israel, and Yahweh will consider this territory yours.

22. and the land is subdued before the LORD; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

23. But if you do not, you will sin against Yahweh, and be sure your sin will find you out.

23. But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.

24. Build towns, then, for your little ones and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised.'

24. Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do what you have promised."

25. The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, 'Your servants will do as my lord directs.

25. And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.

26. Our little ones, our wives, our flocks and all our livestock will stay in the towns of Gilead,

26. Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

27. but your servants, each armed for war, will cross in Yahweh's name and fight, as my lord says.'

27. but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord orders."

28. So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of families in the Israelite tribes.

28. So Moses gave command concerning them to Elea'zar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.

29. Moses said to them, 'If the Gadites and Reubenites, all those under arms, cross the Jordan with you to fight in Yahweh's name, then, once the country has become subject to you, you will give them the territory of Gilead as theirs.

29. And Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the LORD, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;

30. But if they will not cross with you under arms, they will receive their domains in Canaan with the rest of you.'

30. but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan."

31. To this, the Gadites and Reubenites replied, 'What Yahweh has said to your servants, we shall do.

31. And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do.

32. Under arms, we shall cross in Yahweh's name into Canaan, so that ownership of our heritage on this side of the Jordan will be ours.'

32. We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."

33. Moses then gave them -- the Gadites, the Reubenites and 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 country and the towns within its territory, and the country's frontier-towns.

33. And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manas'seh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.

34. The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

34. And the sons of Gad built Dibon, At'aroth, Aro'er,

35. Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

35. At'roth-sho'phan, Jazer, Jog'behah,

36. Beth-Nimrah and Beth-Haran as fortified towns with folds for the flocks.

36. Beth-nim'rah and Beth-har'an, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

37. The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

37. And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elea'leh, Kiriatha'im,

38. Nebo and Baal-Meon (the names of which were altered), and Sibmah, giving new names to the towns which they rebuilt.

38. Nebo, and Ba'al-me'on (their names to be changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

39. The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead. They conquered it and drove out the Amorites who were there.

39. And the sons of Machir the son of Manas'seh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

40. Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.

40. And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manas'seh, and he settled in it.

41. Jair son of Manasseh went and seized their encampments, renaming them the Encampments of Jair.

41. And Ja'ir the son of Manas'seh went and took their villages, and called them Hav'voth-ja'ir.

42. Nobah went and seized Kenat with its dependent townships, and called it Nobah after himself.

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



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