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Numbers 32

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1 Now the Reubenites and the Gadites owned a very great number of cattle. When they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle,

2 the Gadites and the Reubenites came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

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

4 the land that the Lord subdued before the congregation of Israel—is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."

5 They continued, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not make us cross the Jordan."

6 But Moses said to the Gadites and to the Reubenites, "Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

7 Why will you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from going over into the land that the Lord has given them?

8 Your fathers did this, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

9 When they went up to the Wadi Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from going into the land that the Lord had given them.

10 The Lord's anger was kindled on that day and he swore, saying,

11 "Surely none of the people who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not unreservedly followed me—

12 none except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have unreservedly followed the Lord.'

13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord had disappeared.

14 And now you, a brood of sinners, have risen in place of your fathers, to increase the Lord's fierce anger against Israel!

15 If you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."

16 Then they came up to him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and towns for our little ones,

17 but we will take up arms as a vanguard before the Israelites, until we have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our little ones will stay in the fortified towns because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return to our homes until all the Israelites have obtained their inheritance.

19 We will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."

20 So Moses said to them, "If you do this—if you take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,

21 and all those of you who bear arms cross the Jordan before the Lord, until he has driven out his enemies from before him

22 and the land is subdued before the Lord—then after that you may return and be free of obligation to the Lord and to Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.

23 But if you do not do this, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.

24 Build towns for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised."

25 Then the Gadites and the Reubenites said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.

26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall remain there in the towns of Gilead;

27 but your servants will cross over, everyone armed for war, to do battle for the Lord, just as my lord orders."

28 So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the ancestral houses of the Israelite tribes.

29 And Moses said to them, "If the Gadites and the Reubenites, everyone armed for battle before the Lord, will cross over the Jordan with you and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;

30 but if they will not cross over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan."

31 The Gadites and the Reubenites answered, "As the Lord has spoken to your servants, so we will do.

32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan."

33 Moses gave to them—to the Gadites and to the Reubenites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, the land and its towns, with the territories of the surrounding towns.

34 And the Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

37 And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 Nebo, and Baal-meon (some names being changed), and Sibmah; and they gave names to the towns that they rebuilt.

39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were there;

40 so Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.

41 Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and renamed them Havvoth-jair.

42 And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and renamed it Nobah after himself.

The Message Bible MSG

1 The families of Reuben and Gad had huge herds of livestock. They saw that the country of Jazer and Gilead was just the place for grazing livestock.

2 And so they came, the families of Gad and of Reuben, and spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the congregation, saying,

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

4 - the country that God laid low before the community of Israel - is a country just right for livestock, and we have livestock."

5 They continued, "If you think we've done a good job so far, give us this country for our inheritance. Don't make us go across the Jordan."

6 Moses answered the families of Gad and Reuben: "Do you mean that you are going to leave the fighting that's ahead to your brothers while you settle down here?

7 Why would you even think of letting the People of Israel down, demoralizing them just as they're about to move into the land God gave them?

8 That's exactly what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to survey the country.

9 They went as far as the Valley of Eshcol, took one look and quit. They completely demoralized the People of Israel from entering the land God had given them.

10 And God got angry - oh, did he get angry! He swore:

11 'They'll never get to see it; none of those who came up out of Egypt who are twenty years and older will ever get to see the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They weren't interested in following me - their hearts weren't in it.

12 None, except for Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun; they followed me - their hearts were in it.'

13 "God's anger smoked against Israel. He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until that entire generation that acted out evil in his sight had died out.

14 "And now here you are, just one more mob of sinners stepping up to replace your ancestors, throwing fuel on the already blazing anger of God against Israel.

15 If you won't follow him, he'll do it again. He'll dump them in the desert and the disaster will be all your fault."

16 They came close to him and said, "All we want to do is build corrals for our livestock and towns for our families.

17 Then we'll take up arms and take the front lines, leading the People of Israel to their place. We'll be able to leave our families behind, secure in fortified towns, safe from those who live in the land.

18 But we won't go back home until every Israelite is in full possession of his inheritance.

19 We won't expect any inheritance west of the Jordan; we are claiming all our inheritance east of the Jordan."

20 Moses said, "If you do what you say, take up arms before God for battle

21 and together go across the Jordan ready, before God, to fight until God has cleaned his enemies out of the land,

22 then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God.

23 "But if you don't do what you say, you will be sinning against God; you can be sure that your sin will track you down.

24 So, go ahead. Build towns for your families and corrals for you livestock. Do what you said you'd do."

25 The families of Gad and Reuben told Moses: "We will do as our master commands.

26 Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will stay behind here in the towns of Gilead.

27 But we, every one of us fully armed, will cross the river to fight for God, just as our master has said."

28 So Moses issued orders for them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes of the People of Israel.

29 Moses said, "If the families of Gad and Reuben cross the Jordan River with you and before God, all armed and ready to fight, then after the land is secure, you may give them the land of Gilead as their inheritance.

30 But if they don't cross over with you, they'll have to settle up with you in Canaan."

31 The families of Gad and Reuben responded: "We will do what God has said.

32 We will cross the Jordan before God, ready and willing to fight. But the land we inherit will be here, to the east of the Jordan."

33 Moses gave the families of Gad, Reuben, and 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, its towns, and all the territories connected with them - the works.

34 The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities; they also built corrals for their animals.

37 The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

38 also Nebo and Baal Meon and Sibmah. They renamed the cities that they rebuilt.

39 The family of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who lived there.

40 Moses then gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh. They moved in and settled there.

41 Jair, another son of Manasseh, captured some villages and named them Havvoth Jair (Jair's Tent-Camps).

42 Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding camps. He renamed it after himself, Nobah.