Numbers 32 The tribes of Reuben and Gad demand the land of Gilead

Numbers 32
The tribes of Reuben and Gad demand the land of Gilead
1 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle in a great multitude; and they saw the land of Jahzer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place of cattle.
2 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and the chief of the congregation, saying,
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jaezer, and Ninrah, and Heshbon, and Eleal, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beom,
4 The land which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel is a land of cattle: and thy servants have cattle.
5 And they said further, If we find grace in thine eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; and lead us not to the Jordan.
6 But Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, "Will your brethren go to war, and will you be here?
8 So your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see this land.
9 And they came to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, and the heart of the children of Israel, that they would not come into the land which the LORD had spoken unto them.
10 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled that same day, and he swore, saying,
11 Surely the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall not see the land which I sware unto Abram, to Isaac, and to Jacob. because they have not persevered in following me;
12 Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they persevered in following the Lord.
13 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and made them to wander, until the whole generation was consumed, which had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
14 And behold, ye multitudes of sinful men have risen up in the place of your fathers, to add still more to the fierce anger of the LORD against Israel.
15 If you turn away from following him, he will also leave you again in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.
16 And they came to him, and said, We will build corrals here for our cattle, and cities for our children;
17 But we will arm ourselves, and make haste before the house of Israel, until we have brought them into their place; and our children shall remain in the strong cities for the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our houses until the children of Israel are in possession, every one of his inheritance.
19 For we will not inherit with them beyond the Jordan, nor any further; for we shall have our inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward.
20 And Moses said unto them, If thou shalt do so, if thou shalt be assembled for war before Jehovah;
21 And every one of you armed shall pass over Jordan before Jehovah, till he hath cast out his enemies from before him:
22 And let the earth be subjugated before the LORD; then you shall return, and you shall be excused before the LORD and before Israel: and this land shall be for a possession before the LORD:
23 And if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: but ye shall feel your sin when he shall find you.
24 Build ye cities for your children, and feed yourselves with your flocks; and do what is left of your mouth.
25 And the children of Gad said, and the children of Reuben unto Moses, saying, As my lord commandeth, so shall thy servants do.
26 Our children, and our wives, and our cattle, and all our cattle, shall be in the cities of Gilead.
27 But your servants shall pass away, every man armed to fight for war, before the LORD, as my lord hath said.
28 And Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, pass through the Jordan with you, every man that is set before the LORD for war; and the land shall be subjugated before you, ye shall give them the land of Gilead in possession;
30 But if they do not pass by armed with you, then they shall set yourselves as possessors among you in the land of Canaan.
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, What the LORD hath spoken unto thy servants, this we will do.
32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and we shall possess the inheritance of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.
33 And the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, gave the land to the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph. its cities in its terms, the cities of its outline.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer;
35 And Aharoth-Sofan, and Jaezer, and Jogbehah;
36 And Beth-ninrah, and Beth-haran, strong cities; and sheep pens.
37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;
38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, and their names changed, and Sibmah: and the names of the cities which they had built called by other names.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took; and the Amorites threw them out of the possession thereof.
40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt therein.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them Havoth Jair.