1AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410hadmuchרַ֗בRavH7227cattle,averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatmultitude;andtheysawH7200thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJaazer,andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andbehold,theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wasH1961aplaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725forcattle. 2AndthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205cameH935andspoketoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,andtoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtotheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712,sayingH559, 3Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa.ta.RotH5852,andDibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve.di.VonH1769,andJaazer,andNimrah,andHeshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.BonH2809,andElaleh,andSebam,andNeboוּנְב֖וֹu.ne.VoH5015,andBeon, 4thecountrythatJehovahsmotebeforetheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,isalandH776forcattle,andthyservantsוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havecattle; 5andtheysaidH559,IfwehavefoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869,letthislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776begivenH5414tothyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650forapossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272:bringusnotovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383. 6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410,andtothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shallyourbrethrengoיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935towarH4421,andshallyeabidehereפֹֽה׃FohH6311? 7Andwhyוְלָ֣מָּהve.La.mahH4100doye discouragethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromgoingoverintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatJehovahhasgivenH5414them? 8Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541didyourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,whenIsentH7971themfromKadesh-barneaH6947toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776: 9theywentבֹא֙vo'H935uptothevalleyofEshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812,andsawH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anddiscouragedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyshouldnotgoH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatJehovahhadgivenH5414them. 10AndJehovah'sangerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledthesametime,andhesworeH7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 11IfthemenH376thatcameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,shallseeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatIsworeH7650toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andtoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290!fortheyhavenotwhollyfollowedme; 12saveCalebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312theKenizziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074,andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126;fortheyhavewhollyfollowedJehovah. 13AndJehovah'sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhemadeH6213themwanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilthewholegenerationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755wasconsumedthathaddoneevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah. 14Andbehold, yearerisenH6965upinyourfathers'stead,aprogenyofsinfulחַטָּאִ֑יםcha.ta.'ImH2400menH376,toaugmentyetH5750thefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahtowardIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 15Ifyeturnתְשׁוּבֻן֙te.shu.VunH7725awayH7725fromafterhim,hewillyetH5750againע֔וֹדodH5750leavetheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;andyeshalldestroyוְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖םve.shi.cha.TemH7843allthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971. 16AndtheydrewH5066neartohim,andsaidH559, Wewillbuildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldshereפֹּ֑הPohH6311forourcattle,andcitiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892forourlittleלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945; 17butweourselveswillgoH935withdiligencearmedH2502beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilwehavebroughtH935themtotheirplaceמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725;andourlittleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945shalldwellH3427inthestrongcitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseoftheinhabitantsH3427ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 18Wewillnotreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725toourhousesH1004,untilthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveinheritedהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157eachoneH376hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159. 19Forwewillnotinheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157withthemonyondersideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676theJordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,andfurther,becauseourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isfallentousonthissideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastward. 20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothem,Ifyedothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,ifye armyourselvesbeforeJehovahforwarH4421, 21andallofyouthatarearmedH2502goovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeJehovah,untilhehavedispossessedH3423hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341frombeforehim, 22andthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776issubduedH3533beforeJehovah,andafterwardsyereturnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725, yeshallbeH1961guiltlesstowardJehovahandtowardIsraelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961yourpossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeJehovah. 23ButifyedonotdosoH3651,behold, yehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andbesureyoursinH2398willfindתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672youout. 24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129yourselvescitiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892foryourlittleלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,andfoldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448foryourflocks,anddothatwhichhasgoneH3318outofyourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310. 25AndthechildrenofGadגָד֙gadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205spoketoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willdoasmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113commandsמְצַוֶּֽה׃me.tza.VehH6680. 26Ourlittleטַפֵּ֣נוּta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,ourwivesH802,ourcattleבְּהֶמְתֵּ֑נוּbe.hem.Te.nuH929,andallourbeastsshallbeיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961thereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568; 27butthyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willpassיַֽעַבְר֜וּya.'av.RuH5674over,everyonearmedH2502forwarH4421,beforeJehovahtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,asmylordsaysH1696. 28SoconcerningthemMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126,andthechiefH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1ofthetribesH4294ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,IfthechildrenofGadגָ֣דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ן׀re.'u.VenH7205passיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674withyouovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֞ןhai.yar.DenH3383,everyonearmedH2502forbattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421,beforeJehovah,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776besubduedH3533beforeyou,thenyeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414themthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568forapossessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272; 30butiftheydonotpassיַֽעַבְר֛וּya.'av.RuH5674overwithyouarmedH2502,theyshallhavepossessionsוְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּve.no.cha.ZuH270amongyouinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667. 31AndthechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205answered,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AsJehovahhassaidH559tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,soH3651willwedo. 32Wewillpassנַעֲבֹ֧רna.'a.VorH5674overarmedH2502beforeJehovahintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159onthissideמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676theJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383shallbeours. 33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֡הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414tothem,tothechildrenofGadגָד֩gadH1410,andtothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtohalfוְלַחֲצִ֣י׀ve.la.cha.TziH2677thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶט׀She.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519thesonH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130,thekingdomמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,andthekingdomמַמְלֶ֔כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofOgע֖וֹגogH5747thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, accordingtoitscitiesלְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙le.'a.Rei.haH5892andterritories,thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776roundH5439about. 35andAtroth-Shophan,andJaazer,andJogbebah, 36andBeth-NimrahH1039,andBeth-haran, strongcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,andsheepfolds. 37—AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205builtH1129Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andElaleh,andKirjathaim, 39—AndthechildrenofMachirthesonH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519wenttoGileadגִּלְעָ֖דָהgil.'A.dahH1568,andtookH3920it,andtheydispossessedH3423theAmoritesH567thatweretherein. 41AndJairוְיָאִ֤ירve.ya.'IrH2971thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519wentH1980andtookH3920theirhamlets,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themHavoth-Jair. 42AndNobahוְנֹ֣בַחve.NoachH5025wentH1980andtookH3920Kenathקְנָ֖תke.NatH7079,anditsdependentvillages,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itNobahנֹ֖בַחNoachH5025,afterhisnameבִּשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פbish.MoH8034. 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