Numbers 32:1-19

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.”