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30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan."
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But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”
31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do.
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The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the LORD has said.
32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."
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We will cross over before the LORD into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”
33 And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manas'seh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.
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Then Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites 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 whole land with its cities and the territory around them.
34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, At'aroth, Aro'er,
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The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35 At'roth-sho'phan, Jazer, Jog'behah,
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Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36 Beth-nim'rah and Beth-har'an, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
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Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.
37 And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elea'leh, Kiriatha'im,
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And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim,
38 Nebo, and Ba'al-me'on (their names to be changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
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as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
39 And the sons of Machir the son of Manas'seh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
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The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there.
40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manas'seh, and he settled in it.
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So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.
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