1 ¶ Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock, and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, it seemed unto them that the place was a place for livestock.

And much cattle hath been 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 lo, the place a place cattle;

2 A nd the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses and to Eleazar, the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:

3 A taroth and Dibon and Jazer and Nimrah and Heshbon and Elealeh and Shebam and Nebo and Beon,

`Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon --

4 t he country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and thy slaves have livestock.

the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'

5 T herefore, they said, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy slaves for a possession and do not make us pass the Jordan.

And they say, `If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'

6 A nd Moses said unto the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

And Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, `Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye -- do ye sit here?

7 W hy do ye discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

8 T hus did your fathers when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

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

9 F or when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the sons of Israel that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;

10 A nd the LORD’s anger was kindled the same time, and he swore, saying,

and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,

11 S urely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they were not perfect in following me,

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;

12 e xcept Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua, the son of Nun, for they were perfect in following the LORD.

save Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after Jehovah;

13 A nd 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.

and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He causeth them to wander in the wilderness forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.

14 A nd, behold, ye are risen up in the place of your fathers, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

`And lo, ye have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of men -- sinners, to add yet to the fury of the anger of Jehovah toward Israel;

15 F or if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave you in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'

16 ¶ Then they came near unto him and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones,

And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

17 b ut we ourselves will go arm ourselves and go with diligence before the sons of Israel until we have brought them unto their place, and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

and we -- we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;

18 W e will not return unto our houses until the sons of Israel have inherited each man his inheritance.

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

19 F or we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan or forward because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of Jordan eastward.

for we do not inherit with them beyond the Jordan and yonder, for our inheritance hath come unto us beyond the Jordan at the -rising.'

20 T hen Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will prepare yourselves to go before the LORD to the war

And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

21 a nd will all pass the Jordan armed before the LORD until he has driven out his enemies from before him

and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

22 a nd the land is subdued before the LORD, then afterward ye shall return and be guiltless before the LORD and before Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

and the land hath been subdued before Jehovah -- then afterwards ye do turn back, and have been acquitted by Jehovah, and by Israel; and this land hath been to you for a possession before Jehovah.

23 B ut if ye will not do so, behold, ye shall have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will catch up with you.

`And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

24 B uild cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.

build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

25 A nd the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke unto Moses, saying, Thy slaves will do as my lord commands.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, `Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;

26 O ur little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our beasts, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

27 b ut thy slaves, each one armed for war, will pass before the LORD to battle, as our lord saith.

and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'

28 ¶ So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the princes of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

And Moses commandeth concerning them Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel;

29 A nd Moses said unto them, If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will pass the Jordan with you, each one armed to battle, before the LORD, after the land shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession.

and Moses saith unto them, `If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over with you the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land hath been subdued before you, then ye have given to them the land of Gilead for a possession;

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

and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'

31 A nd the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD has said unto thy slaves, so will we do.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, `That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants -- so we do;

32 W e will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan shall be ours.

we -- we pass over armed before Jehovah the land of Canaan, and with us the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

33 T hus Moses gave unto the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and unto 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 and borders, even the cities of the country round about.

And Moses giveth 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 land round about.

34 A nd the sons of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer

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

35 a nd Atroth-shophan and Jaazer and Jogbehah

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 a nd Bethnimrah and Bethharan, fenced cities, and also folds for sheep.

and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.

37 A nd the sons of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim

And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 a nd Nebo and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Shibmah and gave other names unto the cities which they built.

and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by names the names of the cities which they have built.

39 A nd the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, went to Gilead and took it and dispossessed the Amorite who was in it.

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

40 A nd Moses gave Gilead unto Machir, the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

41 J air, the son of Manasseh also went and took the small towns thereof and called them Havothjair.

And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them `Towns of Jair;'

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

and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.