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The Transjordan Tribes
The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock,
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock,
So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said,
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon —
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,
the land the Lord subdued before the people of Israel — are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock.
the country which the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”
If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
Therefore they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.”
Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here?
And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?
Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them?
Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.
Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them.
For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
The Lord’s anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath:
So the Lord’s anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob —
‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me,
not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.
So the Lord’s anger was aroused 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.
“And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.
And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”
Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children.
Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.
We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”
Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle
Then Moses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,
and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the Lord until he has driven his enemies out before him —
and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,
then when the land is subdued before the Lord, you may return and be free from your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will be your possession before the Lord.
and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We your servants will do as our lord commands.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands.
Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead;
But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”
Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel.
He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.
And Moses said to them: “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”
But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.
Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.
We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”
We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan.”
Then Moses gave to 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 whole land with its cities and the territory around them.
So Moses gave to the children of Gad, 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 king of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country.
The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.
Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim,
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim,
as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there.
So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.
So Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.