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Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock.

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Reuben and Gad Ask for Gilead

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.

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So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation,

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And 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 assembly, saying,

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

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Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jaazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

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the land that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

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the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;

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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.”

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and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.

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But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here?

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Moses Reproves Reuben and Gad

And Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall *ye* abide here?

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Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the Lord has given them?

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And why do ye discourage the children of Israel from going over into the land that Jehovah has given them?

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Your fathers did this, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

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

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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 that the Lord had given them.

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they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, and discouraged the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land that Jehovah had given them.

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And the Lord’s anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,

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And Jehovah's anger was kindled the same time, and he swore, saying,

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‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me,

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If the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob! for they have not wholly followed me;

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none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’

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save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed Jehovah.

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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 gone.

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And Jehovah's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation was consumed that had done evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

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And behold, you have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel!

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And behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a progeny of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

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

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If ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

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Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

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Reuben and Gad Appease Moses

And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

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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.

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but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

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We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance.

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We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited each one his inheritance.

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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.”

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For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward.

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So Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,

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And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,

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

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and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him,

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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.

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and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and afterwards ye return, ye shall be guiltless toward Jehovah and toward Israel, and this land shall be your possession before Jehovah.

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

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But if ye do not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out.

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

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Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.

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And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

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And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands.

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Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,

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Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

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

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but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.

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So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar 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.

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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.

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And Moses said to them, “If the people of Gad and the people 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.

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And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;

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

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

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And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, “What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do.

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And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah has said to thy servants, so will we do.

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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.”

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We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side the Jordan shall be ours.

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And Moses gave to them, to the people of Gad and to the people 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 and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.

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Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

And Moses gave to them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og the king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and territories, the cities of the land round about.

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And the people of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

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

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Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

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and Atroth-Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbebah,

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Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

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and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-haran, strong cities, and sheepfolds.

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And the people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

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-- And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Kirjathaim,

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Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built.

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and Nebo, and Baal-meon (of which the names were changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities that they built.

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And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

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And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, And took it, And they dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.

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And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it.

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

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

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And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.

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

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

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