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Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for cattle,
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the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses and to Eleazar the priest and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
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"Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
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even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle."
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Therefore, said they, "If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over the Jordan."
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And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, "Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
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And why discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?