Bemiḏbar (Numbers) 32
32
1And the children of Re’uḇĕn and the children of Gaḏ had much livestock, a large number. And they saw the land of Ya‛zĕr and the land of Gil‛aḏ and saw that the place was a place for livestock.
2So the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇĕn came and spoke to Mosheh, and to El‛azar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
3“Ataroth, and Diḇon, and Ya‛zĕr, and Nimrah, and Ḥeshbon, and El‛alĕh, and Seḇam, and Neḇo, and Be‛on,
4“the land which יהוה had stricken before the congregation of Yisra’ĕl, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.
5And they said, “If we have found favour in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, and do not let us pass over the Yardĕn.”
6And Mosheh said to the children of Gaḏ and to the children of Re’uḇĕn, “Are your brothers to go into the battle while you yourselves sit here?
7“Now why do you discourage the heart of the children of Yisra’ĕl from passing over into the land which יהוה has given them?
8“Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Qaḏĕsh Barnĕa to see the land.
9“For when they went up to the wadi Eshkol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Yisra’ĕl, so that they did not go into the land which יהוה had given them.
10Then the displeasure of יהוה burned on that day, and He swore an oath, saying,”
11Not one of the men who came up from Mitsrayim, from twenty years old and above, is to see the land of which I swore to Aḇraham, Yitsḥaq, and Ya‛aqoḇ, because they did not follow Me completely,
12except Kalĕḇ son of Yephunneh, the Qenizzite, and Yehoshua son of Nun, for they have followed יהוה completely.’
13“So the displeasure of יהוה burned against Yisra’ĕl, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the eyes of יהוה was destroyed.
14“And see, you have risen in your father’s place, an increase of men, sinners, to add still more the burning displeasure of יהוה against Yisra’ĕl.
15For if you turn away from following Him, He shall once again leave them in the wilderness, and you shall destroy all these people.
16Then they came near to him and said, “Let us build sheep-enclosures here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
17but let us ourselves be armed, hastening before the children of Yisra’ĕl until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall dwell in the walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18“We shall not return to our homes until every one of the children of Yisra’ĕl has received his inheritance.
19“For we shall not inherit with them on the other side of the Yardĕn and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Yardĕn.”
20And Mosheh said to them, “If you make this promise: if you arm yourselves before יהוה for battle,
21and all your armed ones pass over the Yardĕn before יהוה until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,
22and the land has been subdued before יהוה, then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before יהוה and before Yisra’ĕl. And this land shall be your possession before יהוה.
23“But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out.
24“Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”
25And the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇĕn spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Your servants are going to do as my master commands.
26“Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock are going to be there in the cities of Gil‛aḏ,
27“but your servants are passing over, every armed one of the army, before יהוה, to battle, as my master says.
28And Mosheh gave command concerning them to El‛azar the priest, to Yehoshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
29And Mosheh said to them, “If the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇĕn pass over the Yardĕn with you, every man armed for battle before יהוה, and the land has been subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gil‛aḏ as a possession.
30But if they do not pass over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Kena‛an.
31Then the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇĕn answered, saying, “As יהוה has said to your servants, so we do.
32We ourselves are passing over armed before יהוה into the land of Kena‛an, but the possession of our inheritance remains with us beyond the Yardĕn.
33So Mosheh gave to the children of Gaḏ, to the children of Re’uḇĕn, and to half the tribe of Menashsheh, son of Yosĕph, the reign of Siḥon sovereign of the Amorites and the reign of Oḡ sovereign of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the land round about.
34And the children of Gaḏ built Diḇon and Ataroth and Aro‛ĕr,
35and Atroth, Shophan and Ya‛zĕr and Yoḡbehah,
36and Bĕyth Nimrah and Bĕyth Haran, walled cities, and enclosures for sheep.
37And the children of Re’uḇĕn built Ḥeshbon and El‛alĕh and Qiryathayim,
38Neḇo and Ba‛al Me‛on – the names being changed – and Shiḇmah. And they gave other names to the cities which they built.
39And the sons of Maḵir son of Menashsheh went to Gil‛aḏ and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
40So Mosheh gave Gil‛aḏ to Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, and he dwelt in it.
41And Ya’ir son of Menashsheh went and took its small towns, and called them Ḥawoth Ya’ir.
42And Noḇaḥ went and took Qenath and its villages, and he called it Noḇaḥ, after his own name.
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Numbers 32
32
The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan
1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of #Num. 21:32; Josh. 13:25; 2 Sam. 24:5Jazer and the land of #Deut. 3:13Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock, 2the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, 3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, #Num. 32:36Nimrah, #Josh. 13:17, 26Heshbon, Elealeh, #Num. 32:38Shebam, Nebo, and #Num. 32:38Beon, 4the country #Num. 21:24, 34, 35which the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” 5Therefore they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.”
6And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here? 7Now why will you #Num. 13:27—14:4discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them? 8Thus your fathers did #Num. 13:3, 26when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea #Deut. 1:19–25to see the land. 9For #Num. 13:24, 31; Deut. 1:24, 28when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them. 10#Num. 14:11; Deut. 1:34–36So the Lord’s anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying, 11‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, #Num. 14:28, 29; 26:63–65; Deut. 1:35from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because #Num. 14:24, 30they have not wholly followed Me, 12except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, #Num. 14:6–9, 24, 30; Deut. 1:36; Josh. 14:8, 9for they have wholly followed the Lord.’ 13So the Lord’s anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them #Num. 14:33–35wander in the wilderness forty years, until #Num. 26:64, 65all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. 14And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the #Num. 11:1; Deut. 1:34fierce anger of the Lord against Israel. 15For if you #Deut. 30:17, 18; Josh. 22:16–18; 2 Chr. 7:19; 15:2turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”
16Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, 17but #Josh. 4:12, 13we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18#Josh. 22:1–4We will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has received his inheritance. 19For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, #Josh. 12:1; 13:8because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”
20Then #Deut. 3:18; Josh. 1:14Moses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war, 21and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him, 22and #Deut. 3:20; Josh. 11:23the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward #Josh. 22:4you may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and #Deut. 3:12, 15, 16, 18; Josh. 1:15; 13:8, 32; 22:4, 9this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure #Gen. 4:7; 44:16; Josh. 7:1–26; Is. 59:12; (Gal. 6:7)your sin will find you out. 24#Num. 32:16Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.”
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands. 26#Josh. 1:14Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead; 27#Josh. 4:12but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”
28So Moses gave command #Josh. 1:13concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel. 29And Moses said to them: “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession. 30But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
31Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. 32We 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.”
33So #Deut. 3:8–17; 29:8; Josh. 12:1–6; 13:8–31; 22:4Moses gave to the children of Gad, to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, #Num. 21:24, 33, 35the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country. 34And the children of Gad built #Num. 33:45, 46Dibon and Ataroth and #Deut. 2:36Aroer, 35Atroth and Shophan and #Num. 32:1, 3Jazer and Jogbehah, 36#Num. 32:3Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, #Num. 32:24fortified cities, and folds for sheep. 37And the children of Reuben built #Num. 21:27Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim, 38#Is. 46:1Nebo and #Ezek. 25:9Baal Meon #Ex. 23:13; Josh. 23:7(their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
39And the children of #Gen. 50:23; Num. 27:1; 36:1Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 40So Moses #Deut. 3:12, 13, 15; Josh. 13:31gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it. 41Also #Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them #Judg. 10:4; 1 Kin. 4:13Havoth Jair. 42Then Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah, after his own name.
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