1 N ow 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,

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.

2 t he 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,

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,

3 “ Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,

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

4 t he country which the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

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

5 T herefore 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.”

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.

6 A nd Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren 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, and shall ye abide here?

7 N ow why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?

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

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

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

9 F or 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.

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.

10 S o the Lord ’s anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

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

11 ‘ 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,

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;

12 e xcept Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’

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

13 S o 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 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.

14 A nd 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.

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.

15 F or if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”

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

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

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

17 b ut 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.

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.

18 W e will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has received his inheritance.

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

19 F or 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.”

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.

20 T hen Moses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,

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

21 a nd all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,

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

22 a nd 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.

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.

23 B ut if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.

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

24 B uild cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.”

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

25 A nd the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

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

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

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

27 b ut your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”

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

28 S o 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.

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.

29 A nd 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.

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;

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

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

31 T hen the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

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

32 W e 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.”

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.

33 S o 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.

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.

34 A nd the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,

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

35 A troth and Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,

and Atroth-Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbebah,

36 B eth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

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

37 A nd the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim,

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

38 N ebo and Baal Meon ( their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

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

39 A nd the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

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

40 S o Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.

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

41 A lso Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth Jair.

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

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

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