1 GLT And the livestock of the sons of Reuben and of the sons of Gad was great, very numerous. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place of livestock. BSB BSB: Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
2 GLT And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, BSB BSB: So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
3 GLT “Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon BSB BSB: “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
4 GLT are the land that Yahweh struck before the face of the congregation of Israel. It is a land of livestock, and livestock belongs to your servants.” BSB BSB: which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
5 GLT And they said,“If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross over the Jordan.” BSB BSB: “If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
6 GLT And Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben,“Will your brothers go to the war and you yourselves will dwell here? BSB BSB: But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
7 GLT And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land that Yahweh has given to them? BSB BSB: Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
8 GLT Thus your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. BSB BSB: This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
9 GLT And they went up as far as the wadi of Eshkol, and they saw the land and discouraged the heart of the sons of Israel to not enter into the land that Yahweh had given to them. BSB BSB: For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
10 GLT And the nose of Yahweh burned on that day, and he swore, saying, BSB BSB: So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
11 GLT ‘If the men who went up from Egypt, from a son of 20 years and upward, will see the ground which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob! For they are not fully after me, BSB BSB: ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
12 GLT except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, because they are fully after Yahweh.’ BSB BSB: not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
13 GLT And the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness 40 years until the finishing of all the generation who had done evil in the eyes of Yahweh. BSB BSB: The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.
14 GLT And behold, you have risen up in place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, to add more to the burning of the nose of Yahweh toward Israel. BSB BSB: Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
15 GLT If you turn from after him, then he will yet again leave him in the wilderness, and you will have destroyed all this people.” BSB BSB: For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
16 GLT And they came near to him and said,“Here we will build walls of the flock for our livestock and cities for our children. BSB BSB: Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
17 GLT And we ourselves will be equipped for war, hurrying before the face of the sons of Israel until when we have brought them into their place. And our children will dwell in the cities of the fortification because of the face of those who dwell in the land. BSB BSB: But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
18 GLT We will not return to our houses until the sons of Israel get an inheritance for themselves, a man his inheritance. BSB BSB: We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
19 GLT For we will not inherit with them from across of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance came to us from beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.” BSB BSB: Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
20 GLT And Moses said to them,“If you do this thing, if you equip yourselves before the face of Yahweh for the war, BSB BSB: Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
21 GLT then every man equipped for war shall cross over the Jordan for you before the face of Yahweh, until he has dispossessed his enemy from his face BSB BSB: and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him,
22 GLT and the land is subdued before the face of Yahweh, then afterward you may return. And you will be free of obligation from Yahweh and from Israel, and this land will be for you for a possession before the face of Yahweh. BSB BSB: then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.
23 GLT And if you do not do so, behold, you will have sinned against Yahweh, and know that your sin will find you. BSB BSB: But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
24 GLT Build for yourselves cities for your children and walls for your livestock, and you shall do what has gone out from your mouth.” BSB BSB: Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
25 GLT And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying,“Your servants will do just as my master is commanding. BSB BSB: The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.
26 GLT Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will be there in the cities of the Gilead. BSB BSB: Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
27 GLT And your servants will cross over, every man equipped for war of the army, before the face of Yahweh for the war, just as my master has spoken.” BSB BSB: But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”
28 GLT And Moses commanded Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel concerning them. BSB BSB: So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
29 GLT And Moses said to them,“If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man equipped for the war before the face of Yahweh, and the land is subdued before your faces, then you will give to them the land of the Gilead as a possession. BSB BSB: And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30 GLT And if the men equipped for war do not cross over with you, then they will take possession in your midst in the land of Canaan.” BSB BSB: But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”
31 GLT And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying,“What Yahweh has spoken to your servants, so we will do. BSB BSB: The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
32 GLT We will cross over, the men equipped for war, before the face of Yahweh into the land of Canaan. And with us will be the possession of our inheritance from beyond the Jordan.” BSB BSB: We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”
33 GLT And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon the king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og the king of the Bashan, the land of its cities with the borders of the cities of the surrounding land. BSB BSB: So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
34 GLT And the sons of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer BSB BSB: And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35 GLT and Atroth Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah BSB BSB: Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36 GLT and Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, the cities of fortification and the walls of the flock. BSB BSB: Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.
37 GLT And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim BSB BSB: The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38 GLT and Nebo and Baal Meon(names were changed) and Sibmah. And they called the names of the cities that they built by names. BSB BSB: as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
39 GLT And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. BSB BSB: The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
40 GLT And Moses gave the Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelled in it. BSB BSB: So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
41 GLT And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their tent villages, and he called them Havvoth Jair. BSB BSB: Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
42 GLT And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its daughters. And he called it Nobah, by his name. BSB BSB: And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.
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