Numeri 32:1-11

1 Die Kinder Ruben und die Kinder Gad hatten sehr viel Vieh und sahen das Land Jaser und Gilead an als gute Stätte für ihr Vieh

2 und kamen und sprachen zu Mose und zu dem Priester Eleasar und zu den Fürsten der Gemeinde: {~}

3 Das Land Ataroth, Dibon, Jaser, Nimra, Hesbon, Eleale, Sebam, Nebo und Beon,

4 das der HERR geschlagen hat vor der Gemeinde Israel, ist gut zur Weide; und wir, deine Knechte, haben Vieh.

5 Und sprachen weiter: Haben wir Gnade vor dir gefunden, so gib dies Land deinen Knechten zu eigen, so wollen wir nicht über den Jordan ziehen.

6 Mose sprach zu ihnen: Eure Brüder sollen in den Streit ziehen, und ihr wollt hier bleiben?

7 Warum macht ihr der Kinder Israel Herzen abwendig, daß sie nicht hinüberziehen in das Land, das ihnen der HERR geben wird?

8 Also taten auch eure Väter, da ich sie aussandte von Kades-Barnea, das Land zu schauen;

9 und da sie hinaufgekommen waren bis an den Bach Eskol und sahen das Land, machten sie das Herz der Kinder Israel abwendig, daß sie nicht in das Land wollten, das ihnen der HERR geben wollte.

10 Und des HERRN Zorn ergrimmte zur selben Zeit, und er schwur und sprach:

11 Diese Leute, die aus Ägypten gezogen sind, von zwanzig Jahren und darüber sollen wahrlich das Land nicht sehen, das ich Abraham, Isaak und Jakob geschworen habe, darum daß sie mir nicht treulich nachgefolgt sind;

Numeri 32:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 32

This chapter relates, how that the tribes of Gad and Reuben requested a settlement in the country of Jazer and Gilead, being fit for the pasturage of their cattle, Nu 32:1-5 at which Moses at first was very much displeased, as being unreasonable, and tending to discourage the rest of the people; and as acting a part like that their fathers had done before them, which brought the wrath of God upon them, so that they all but two perished in the wilderness; and this he suggests would be the case again, if such measures were taken, Nu 32:6-15 upon which they explain themselves, and declare they had no intention of forsaking their brethren, but were willing to leave their children and cattle to the care of divine Providence, and go armed before Israel, until they were brought into, and settled in the land of Canaan; nor did they desire any part or inheritance in it, Nu 32:16-19, this satisfied Moses, and he agreed to it, that the land they requested should be their possession, provided the conditions were fulfilled by them, which they proposed, Nu 20:20-24, and which they again agreed unto, and promised to perform, Nu 32:25-27, wherefore Moses gave orders to Eleazar, Joshua, and the chief fathers of the tribes, to put them in possession of the land of Gilead on those conditions, Nu 32:28-30 and which were again promised that they would observe, Nu 32:31,32, and at the same time Moses made a grant of the kingdoms of Sihon and of Og to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, Nu 32:33 and the chapter is closed with an account of the cities built or repaired by the children of Gad and Reuben, Nu 32:34-38 and of the cities in Gilead taken and possessed by the children of Machir, and by Jair, who were of the tribe of Manasseh, Nu 32:39-42.