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Numbers 32

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 The descendants of Re'uven and the descendants of Gad had vast quantities of livestock. When they saw that the land of Ya'zer and the land of Gil'ad were good for livestock,

2 the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven came and spoke to Moshe, El'azar the cohen and the community leaders. They said,

3 "'Atarot, Divon, Ya'zer, Nimrah, Heshbon, El'aleh, S'vam, N'vo and Be'on,

4 the country that ADONAI conquered before the community of Isra'el, is livestock country; and your servants have livestock.

5 If you regard us favorably," they went on, "let this land be given to your servants as their possession; and don't have us cross the Yarden."

6 Moshe answered the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven: "Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here?

7 Besides, why are you trying to discourage the people of Isra'el from crossing into the land ADONAI gave them?

8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land.

9 For when they went up to the Eshkol Valley and saw the land, they disheartened the people of Isra'el, so that they wouldn't enter the land ADONAI had given them.

10 ADONAI's anger blazed up on that day; and he swore,

11 'None of the people aged twenty or more who came out of Egypt will see the land I swore to Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya'akov; because they haven't followed me unreservedly -

12 except Kalev the son of Y'funeh the K'nizi and Y'hoshua the son of Nun, because they have followed ADONAI unreservedly.'

13 Thus ADONAI's anger blazed against Isra'el, so that he made them wander here and there in the desert forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of ADONAI had died out.

14 Now you, another brood of sinners, have arisen in your fathers' place to increase still more the fierce anger of ADONAI toward Isra'el!

15 For if you turn away from him, he will leave them in the desert again, and thus you will cause the destruction of all these people!"

16 But they came up to him and said, "Here we will build enclosures for our livestock and cities for our little ones,

17 but we ourselves will be armed and ready for action to march at the head of the people of Isra'el, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones will stay in the fortified cities here because of the people now living in the land.

18 However, we will not return to our own homes until every man in Isra'el has taken possession of his land for inheritance.

19 We will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Yarden, westward; because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Yarden, eastward."

20 Moshe said to them, "If you will do this - if you will arm yourselves to go before ADONAI to the war,

21 and if every one of your soldiers will cross the Yarden before ADONAI, until he has driven out his enemies ahead of him,

22 and if the land has been conquered before ADONAI, and only after that do you return - then you will be clear before ADONAI and before Isra'el, and this land here will be yours to possess before ADONAI.

23 But if you will not do this, then you have sinned against ADONAI, and you must understand that your sin will find you out.

24 Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep; then do what you said you would do."

25 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Re'uven said to Moshe, "Your servants will do as my lord orders.

26 Our little ones, wives, flocks and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gil'ad;

27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before ADONAI to do battle, as my lord says."

28 So Moshe gave orders concerning them to El'azar the cohen, Y'hoshua the son of Nun and the clan leaders of the tribes of the people of Isra'el.

29 Moshe said to them, "If the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven cross over the Yarden with you, every man armed for battle, before ADONAI; and if the land is conquered before you, then you are to give them the land of Gil'ad as theirs to possess.

30 But if they do not cross with you armed, they are to possess land along with you in Kena'an."

31 The descendants of Gad and of Re'uven answered, "We will do as ADONAI has said to your servants.

32 We will cross over into the land of Kena'an armed before ADONAI, and the land we will possess for inheritance will be on this side of the Yarden."

33 So Moshe gave the descendants of Gad and of Re'uven, and also to the half-tribe of M'nasheh the son of Yosef, the kingdom of Sichon king of the Emori and the kingdom of 'Og king of Bashan - the country and its cities within its borders, along with their surrounding towns.

34 The descendants of Gad built Divon, 'Atarot, 'Aro'er,

35 'Atrot-Shofan, Ya'zer, Yogbehah,

36 Beit-Nimrah and Beit-Haran - fortified cities; and also enclosures for sheep.

37 The descendants of Re'uven built Heshbon, El'aleh, Kiryatayim,

38 N'vo, Ba'al-M'on (these names have been changed) and Sivmah; they renamed the cities they built.

39 The descendants of Machir the son of M'nasheh went to Gil'ad and conquered it, dispossessing the Emori who were there.

40 Moshe gave Gil'ad to Machir the son of M'nasheh, and he lived in it.

41 Ya'ir the son of M'nasheh went and captured its villages and called them Havot-Ya'ir [villages of Ya'ir].

42 Novach went and captured K'nat with its villages and named it Novach after himself.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead were a good place for livestock.

2 So they came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community, and said to them,

3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

4 the land that the LORD won for the community of Israel, is a good place for livestock. Gentlemen, we have livestock.

5 Please give us this land as our property. Don't make us cross the Jordan River."

6 Moses asked the tribes of Gad and Reuben, "Are you going to stay here while the rest of the Israelites go to war?

7 That might discourage them from entering the land the LORD has given them.

8 That's what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to take a look at the land.

9 They went as far as the Eshcol Valley and saw the land. But then they discouraged the rest of the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.

10 That day the LORD became angry and swore this oath,

11 'None of the people 20 years old or older, who came from Egypt, will see the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath. This is because they didn't wholeheartedly follow me.'

12 Only Caleb (son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite) and Joshua (son of Nun) will get to see the land. This is because they wholeheartedly followed the LORD.

13 Since the LORD was angry with the Israelites, he made them wander in the desert for 40 years until the whole generation of those who had done evil in the LORD's presence was gone.

14 "You're just like your parents! You're a bunch of sinners trying to make the LORD angry with Israel again.

15 If you turn away from him, he will abandon all these people in the desert. You would be responsible for their destruction."

16 Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben came up to Moses and said, "Allow us to build stone fences for our livestock and cities for our families here.

17 Then we'll be ready [to march] in battle formation ahead of the other Israelites until we have brought them to their land. Meanwhile our families will live in walled cities, safe from the other people who live here.

18 We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received his own land.

19 We won't take possession of any land on the other side of the Jordan River, to the west and beyond. We already have our land here, east of the Jordan."

20 Moses answered, "Do what you have said. In the LORD's presence have all your armed men get ready for battle.

21 Have them cross the Jordan, and fight until the LORD forces out his enemies

22 and the land is conquered. Then you may come back. You will have fulfilled your military duty to the LORD and Israel. This land will be your own property in the LORD's presence.

23 "If you don't do all these things, you will be sinning against the LORD. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin.

24 Build cities for your families and stone fences for your flocks, but do what you have promised."

25 Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, "Sir, we will do as you command.

26 Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our other animals will stay here in the cities of Gilead.

27 But in the LORD's presence we will all get ready for battle and go with you, as you have said."

28 So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua (son of Nun), and the family heads of the tribes of Israel.

29 Moses told them, "If the tribes of Gad and Reuben get ready for battle in the LORD's presence and cross the Jordan River with you and you conquer the land, give them Gilead as their own property.

30 If they don't get ready for battle and go with you, the land they will take possession of must be in Canaan with yours."

31 The tribes of Gad and Reuben answered, "Sir, we will do as the LORD has said.

32 We will enter Canaan as armed troops in the LORD's presence, but the land we will take possession of is here, east of the Jordan."

33 So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdoms of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan--the whole land with its cities and its surrounding territory.

34 The tribe of Gad rebuilt the cities of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as walled cities. They also built stone fences for their flocks.

37 The tribe of Reuben rebuilt the cities of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 Nebo, Baal Meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. These are the names they gave the cities they rebuilt.

39 The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead, captured it, and forced out the Amorites who were there.

40 So Moses gave Gilead to the people of Machir (the descendants of Manasseh), and they lived there.

41 Then Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured the settlements in Gilead. He called them Havvoth Jair [Settlements of Jair].

42 Nobah captured Kenath and its villages. He named it Nobah after himself.