Numbers 32

Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

1Now the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 hadH1961 a 1veryH3966 largeH6099 numberH6099 of livestockH4735. So when they sawH7200 the landH776 of 2JazerH3270 and the landH776 of GileadH1568, that 3it was indeedH2009 a placeH4725 suitableH4725 for livestockH4735, 2the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 cameH935 and spokeH559 to MosesH4872, EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and to the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712, sayingH559, 3“4AtarothH5852, DibonH1769, JazerH3270, NimrahH5247, HeshbonH2809, ElealehH500, SebamH7643, NeboH5015, and BeonH1194, 4the landH776 5whichH834 the LordH3068 6conqueredH5221 beforeH6440 the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478, is a landH776 for livestockH4735, and your servantsH5650 have livestockH4735.” 5And they saidH559, “IfH518 we have foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, let thisH2088 landH776 be givenH5414 to your servantsH5650 as our propertyH272; do not takeH5674 us acrossH5674 the JordanH3383.”

6But MosesH4872 saidH559 to the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, “Should your brothersH251 goH935 to warH4421 while you remainH3427 hereH6311? 77And whyH4100 are you discouragingH5106H3820 the 8sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 from crossingH5674 overH5674 into the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 has givenH5414 them? 8ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 your fathersH1 didH6213 when I sentH7971 them from 9Kadesh-barneaH6947 to seeH7200 the landH776. 9For when they wentH5927 upH5927 to 10the 11ValleyH5158 of EshcolH812 and sawH7200 the landH776, they discouragedH5106H3820 the 12sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 so that they did not goH935 into the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 had givenH5414 them. 10So 13the Lord’sH3068 angerH639 burnedH2734 on that dayH3117, and He sworeH7650, sayingH559, 11‘14NoneH518 of the menH376 who cameH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, shall seeH7200 the landH127 whichH834 I sworeH7650 to AbrahamH85, to IsaacH3327, and to JacobH3290; for they did not followH310 Me fullyH4390, 12exceptH1115 CalebH3612 the sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 the KenizziteH7074 and JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126; 15for they have followedH310 the LordH3068 fullyH4390.’ 1316So the Lord’sH3068 angerH639 burnedH2734 against IsraelH3478, and He made them wanderH5128 in the wildernessH4057 for fortyH705 yearsH8141, untilH5704 the entireH3605 generationH1755 of those who had doneH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 cameH8552 toH8552 anH8552 endH8552. 14Now beholdH2009, you have risenH6965 upH6965 inH8478 your fathers’H1 placeH8478, bornH8635 of sinfulH2400 menH376, to addH3254 stillH5750 moreH5750 to the burningH2740 17angerH639 of the LordH3068 againstH413 IsraelH3478. 15For if you 18turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 Him, He will onceH3254H5750 moreH5750 leaveH5117 them in the wildernessH4057, and you will destroyH7843 allH3605 theseH2088 peopleH5971.”

16Then they approachedH5066 him and saidH559, “We will buildH1129 sheepfoldsH6629H1448 for our livestockH4735 hereH6311 and citiesH5892 for our littleH2945 onesH2945; 1719but we ourselvesH587 will be armedH2502, hurryingH2363 aheadH6440 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, untilH5704H834H518 we have broughtH935 them to their placeH4725, while our littleH2945 onesH2945 liveH3427 in the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892 becauseH4480H6440 of the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776. 1820We will not returnH7725 to our homesH1004 untilH5704 everyH376 oneH376 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 has gainedH5157 possessionH5157 of his inheritanceH5159. 19But we will not haveH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157 with them on the otherH5676 sideH5676 of the JordanH3383 and beyondH1973, becauseH3588 our inheritanceH5159 has comeH935 to us 21on this sideH5676 of the JordanH3383 toward the eastH4217.”

2022So MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “IfH518 you will doH6213 23thisH2088, ifH518 you will armH2502 yourselves beforeH6440 the LordH3068 for the warH4421, 21and allH3605 of you armedH2502 menH2502 crossH5674 overH5674 the JordanH3383 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 untilH5704 He has drivenH3423 His enemiesH340 outH3423 from Him, 2224and the landH776 is subduedH3533 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, then afterwardH310 you may returnH7725 and be 25freeH5355 ofH5355 obligationH5355 towardH4480 the LordH3068 and towardH4480 IsraelH3478, and thisH2088 landH776 shall be yours as propertyH272 beforeH6440 the LordH3068. 23But ifH518 you do not doH6213 soH3651, beholdH2009, you have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068, and be sureH3045 that 26your sinH2403 will findH4672 you outH4672. 24BuildH1129 yourselves citiesH5892 for your littleH2945 onesH2945, and sheepfoldsH1448 for your sheepH6792, and 27doH6213 28what you have promisedH3318H4480H6310.”

25Then the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, “Your servantsH5650 will doH6213 justH3512 asH3512 my lordH113 commandsH6680. 2629Our littleH2945 onesH2945, our wivesH802, our livestockH4735, and allH3605 our cattleH929 shall 30remainH1961 thereH8033 in the citiesH5892 of GileadH1568, 27while your servantsH5650, that is, everyoneH3605 who is armedH2502 for warH6635, 31crossH5674 overH5674 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 to battleH4421, justH3512 asH3512 my lordH113 saysH1696.”

28So MosesH4872 gaveH6680 the commandH6680 regarding them to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, to JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126, and to the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the tribesH4294 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 29And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “IfH518 the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, everyoneH3605 who is armedH2502 for battleH4421, crossH5674 with you overH5674 the JordanH3383 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068, and the landH776 is subduedH3533 beforeH6440 you, then you shall giveH5414 them the landH776 of GileadH1568 as their propertyH272; 30but ifH518 they do not crossH5674 overH5674 with you armedH2502, they shall instead be settledH270 amongH8432 you in the landH776 of CanaanH3667.” 31And the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 answeredH6030, sayingH559, “As the LordH3068 has saidH1696 to your servantsH5650, soH3651 we will doH6213. 32We ourselvesH5168 will crossH5674 overH5674 armedH2502 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 into the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and the propertyH272 of our inheritanceH5159 shall remain with us acrossH4480H5676 the JordanH3383.”

3332So MosesH4872 gaveH5414 to them, to the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, and to the half-tribeH2677H7626 of Joseph’sH3130 sonH1121 ManassehH4519, the kingdomH4467 of SihonH5511, kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and the kingdomH4467 of OgH5747, the kingH4428 of BashanH1316, the landH776 with its citiesH5892 with their 33territoriesH1367, the citiesH5892 of the surroundingH5439 landH776. 34And the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 builtH1129 DibonH1769, AtarothH5852, 34AroerH6177, 35Atroth-shophanH5855, JazerH3270, JogbehahH3011, 3635Beth-nimrahH1039, and Beth-haranH1027 as fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892, and sheepfoldsH1448 for sheepH6629. 37The sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 builtH1129 HeshbonH2809, ElealehH500, KiriathaimH7156, 3836NeboH5015, and Baal-meonH1186--their namesH8034 being changedH5437--and SibmahH7643, and they gaveH7121 other namesH8034 to the citiesH5892 whichH834 they builtH1129. 39The sonsH1121 of 37MachirH4353 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519 wentH1980 to GileadH1568 and tookH3920 it, and dispossessedH3423 the AmoritesH567 whoH834 were in it. 40So MosesH4872 gaveH5414 38GileadH1568 to MachirH4353 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, and he livedH3427 in it. 41JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519 wentH1980 and tookH3920 its 39townsH2333, and calledH7121 them 4041Havvoth-jairH2334. 42NobahH5025 wentH1980 and tookH3920 KenathH7079 and its villagesH1323, and namedH7121 it NobahH5025, after 42his own nameH8034.