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Land on the east side of the Jordan River

32 The people in the tribes of Reuben and Gad had very many animals. They saw that the land in Jazer and Gilead was good for their animals. 2 They went to speak to Moses, Eleazar and the other leaders of the Israelites. 3 They said, ‘The land at Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon 4 is good for animals. The Lord has given all this land to us Israelites. We have very many animals, 5 so please let us have this land for our animals. Let us have this land to live on, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.’ [ a ]

6 Moses said to the men of Reuben and Gad, ‘The other Israelite tribes will go across the river to fight against the people who live there. It is not fair that you should stay here! 7 If you stay here, the rest of the Israelites may not want to cross the river. Do not stop them going into the land that the Lord has given to them! 8 Your fathers did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to look at the land of Canaan. 9 They went to Eshcol valley and they saw the land. But they told the Israelites that it was not a good idea to go into Canaan. So the people did not go into the land that the Lord had given to them. 10 As a result, the Lord was very angry with them. 11 He promised, “None of the men that I brought out from Egypt will go into the land. It is the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But they have not trusted me completely. So any man who is 20 years old or older will not go into this land. 12 Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun are the only men who will go into the land. They are the only men who trusted me completely.”

13 At that time, the Lord was angry with all the Israelites. He caused them to travel in the desert for 40 years. After that, all the men who had turned against him were dead.’

14 Moses continued to say, ‘Now you are turning against God, as your fathers did. You are as bad as them! You will cause the Lord to be even more angry with the Israelites. 15 If you turn against him, he will leave them here in the desert. If all the Israelite people die, it will be because of you!’

16 The men of Reuben and Gad said to Moses, ‘Let us build strong houses here for our women and our children. We will also build places to keep our animals safe. 17 Then we will be ready to join the other tribes and we will lead them to the battle. While we are fighting, our families will be safe here. The people who live in this land will not be able to hurt them. 18 We will not return to our homes here until all the Israelite tribes receive their own part of the land. 19 We will not receive any of the land on the other side of the Jordan River. Our part of the land will be here, on the east side of the river.’

20 Moses said to the men, ‘You must really do as you have said. You must take your weapons and go to fight for the Lord . 21 Your men must cross over the Jordan River with the other tribes. You must continue to fight until we have won against all our enemies. 22 When the Lord has power over the whole land, then you can return here. You will have done everything that the Lord wants you to do. You will have helped the whole Israelite nation in the way that you should. The Lord will give to you this land on the east side of the Jordan River.

23 But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord . And be sure that God will punish you for your sin. 24 So build towns for your families, and build safe places for your animals. But then do everything that you have promised to do.’

25 The men in the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, ‘Yes sir, we will do what you have said. 26 Our women, children and our animals will stay here in Gilead's towns. 27 But all our men who are able to fight will cross over the river. We will fight on behalf of the Lord , as you have said that we should do.’

28 Moses gave this message to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun and to the leaders of the family clans. 29 He said to them, ‘The men in Reuben's tribe and in Gad's tribe must cross over the Jordan River to fight with you on behalf of the Lord . If they do that, you must give to them the land here in Gilead. When you have won power over the whole land, then this land will belong to them. 30 If they refuse to fight together with the other tribes, they will have no land here. They must have part of the land in Canaan, like the other tribes.’

31 The men in the tribes of Reuben and Gad said, ‘We will do what the Lord has told us to do. 32 We will take our weapons and we will cross over the Jordan River to fight on behalf of the Lord in Canaan. But then we will live in our land here on this side of the river.’

33 So Moses gave to them all the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, the king of Bashan. He gave to them the land with its towns and all the land round the towns. He gave it to the descendants of Gad and of Reuben and half of the tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh.

34 The men in the tribe of Gad built up again Dibon, Ataroth and Aroer. 35 They also built up again Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 36 Beth-Nimrah and Beth-Haran. They built houses for their families and their animals. 37 The men in the tribe of Reuben built up again Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim. 38 Nebo, Baal-Meon and Sibmah. They gave new names to the cities that they built up again.

39 The descendants of Makir, the son of Manasseh, attacked Gilead. They sent away the people who lived there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the descendants of Makir who was the son of Manasseh. And they lived there. 41 Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, attacked some villages. He got power over them and he called them Havvoth-Jair. 42 Nobah attacked Kenath and the villages round it. He called it Nobah, like his own name.

Footnotes

  1. 32:5 The Israelites were getting near to Canaan from the south-east. They already had power over much of the land east of the Jordan River.

Tribes East of the Jordan River

32 The tribes of Reuben and Gad had many cattle. These people looked at the land near Jazer and Gilead. They saw that this land was good for their cattle. 2 So the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses. They spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people. 3-4 They said, “We, your servants, have many cattle. And the land that the Lord let the people of Israel capture is good land for cattle. This land includes the area around Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, [ a ] Nebo, and Beon. 5 If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don’t take us to the other side of the Jordan River.”

6 Moses told the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad, “Will you let your brothers go and fight while you settle here? 7 Why are you trying to discourage the Israelites? You will make them not want to cross the river and take the land that the Lord has given to them! 8 Your fathers did the same thing to me. In Kadesh Barnea I sent spies to look at the land. 9 These men went as far as Eshcol Valley. They saw the land, and they discouraged the Israelites. These men made the Israelites not want to go into the land that the Lord had given to them. 10 The Lord became very angry with the people. He made this promise: 11 ‘None of the people who came from Egypt and are 20 years old or older will be allowed to see this land. I made a promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I promised to give this land to these people, but they did not really follow me. 12 Only Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun really followed the Lord !’

13 “The Lord was very angry with the Israelites. So he made the people stay in the desert for 40 years. He made them stay there until all the people who had sinned against the Lord were dead. 14 And now you are doing the same thing that your fathers did. You sinful people, do you want the Lord to be even more angry with his people? 15 If you stop following the Lord, he will make Israel stay even longer in the desert. Then you will destroy all these people!”

16 But the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad went to Moses. They said, “We will build cities for our children and barns for our animals here. 17 Then our children can be safe from the other people who live in this land. But we will gladly come and help the other Israelites. We will bring them to their land. 18 We will not come back home until everyone in Israel has taken his part of the land. 19 We will not take any of the land west of the Jordan River. No, our part of the land is east of the Jordan River.”

20 So Moses told them, “If you do all these things, this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle. 21 Your soldiers must cross the Jordan River and be ready to fight for the Lord until he forces the enemy to leave. 22 After the Lord helps us all take the land, you can go back home. Then the Lord and Israel will not think that you are guilty. And the Lord will let you have this land. 23 But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord . And know for sure that you will be punished for your sin. 24 Build cities for your children and barns for your animals. But then, you must do what you promised.”

25 Then the people from the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, “We are your servants. You are our master, so we will do what you say. 26 Our wives, children, and all our animals will stay in the cities of Gilead. 27 But we, your servants, will cross the Jordan River. We will march before the Lord into battle, as our master says.”

28 So Moses, Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and all the leaders of the tribes of Israel heard them make that promise. 29 Moses said to them, “The people of Gad and Reuben will cross the Jordan River. They will march before the Lord into battle. They will help you take the land. And you will give the land of Gilead as their part of the country. 30 But if they do not cross the river with you ready to fight, they will not get any land on this side. They will get only a share of the land of Canaan with the rest of you.”

31 The people of Gad and Reuben answered, “We promise to do what the Lord commanded. 32 We will cross the Jordan River and march before the Lord into the land of Canaan. And our part of the country is the land east of the Jordan River.”

33 So Moses gave that land to the people of Gad, to the people of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh. (Manasseh was Joseph’s son.) That land included the kingdom of Sihon the Amorite and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan and all the cities around that area.

34 The people of Gad built the cities of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran. They built cities with strong walls, and they built barns for their animals.

37 The people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38 Nebo, Baal Meon, and Sibmah. They used the names of the cities that they rebuilt. But they changed the names of Nebo and Baal Meon.

39 People from Makir’s family group went to Gilead. [ b ] (Makir was Manasseh’s son.) They defeated the city. They defeated the Amorites who lived there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to Makir from the tribe of Manasseh, and his family settled there. 41 Jair, from the family of Manasseh, defeated the small towns there. Then he called them Towns of Jair. 42 Nobah defeated Kenath and the small towns near it. Then he called that place by his own name.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:3 Sibmah Or “Sebam.”
  2. Numbers 32:39 Gilead Here, this seems to refer to a city, perhaps Ramoth Gilead. But it might refer to the whole area. See Hos. 6:8.

32 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;

2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

4 Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

5 Wherefore, 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 Jordan.

6 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?

7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?

8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.

10 And the Lord 'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord .

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

14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,

21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord , until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

22 And the land be subdued before the Lord : then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord , and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord .

23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord : and be sure your sin will find you out.

24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.

28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord , and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

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

31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be our's.

33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

32 Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a ( A ) very large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of ( B ) Jazer and the land of Gilead, that [ a ] it was indeed a place suitable for livestock, 2 the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, 3 ( C ) Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land ( D ) which the Lord [ b ] conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” 5 And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our property; do not take us across the Jordan.”

6 But Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, “Should your brothers go to war while you remain here? 7 ( E ) And why are you discouraging the [ c ] sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which the Lord has given them? 8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from ( F ) Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up to ( G ) the [ d ] Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the [ e ] sons of Israel so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them. 10 So ( H ) the Lord s anger burned on that day, and He swore, saying, 11 ( I ) None of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; for they did not follow Me fully, 12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun; ( J ) for they have followed the Lord fully.’ 13 ( K ) So the Lord s anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the Lord came to an end. 14 Now behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, born of sinful men, to add still more to the burning ( L ) anger of the Lord against Israel. 15 For if you ( M ) turn away from following Him, He will once more leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”

16 Then they approached him and said, “We will build sheepfolds for our livestock here and cities for our little ones; 17 ( N ) but we ourselves will be armed, hurrying ahead of the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 ( O ) We will not return to our homes until every one of the sons of Israel has gained possession of his inheritance. 19 But we will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us ( P ) on this side of the Jordan toward the east.”

20 ( Q ) So Moses said to them, “If you will do [ f ] this, if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war, 21 and all of you armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven His enemies out from Him, 22 ( R ) and the land is subdued before the Lord , then afterward you may return and be [ g ] free of obligation toward the Lord and toward Israel, and this land shall be yours as property before the Lord . 23 But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord , and be sure that ( S ) your sin will find you out. 24 Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and ( T ) do [ h ] what you have promised.”

25 Then the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do just as my lord commands. 26 ( U ) Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall [ i ] remain there in the cities of Gilead, 27 while your servants, that is , everyone who is armed for war, ( V ) cross over in the presence of the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”

28 So Moses gave the command regarding them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons of Israel. 29 And Moses said to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, everyone who is armed for battle, cross with you over the Jordan in the presence of the Lord , and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as their property; 30 but if they do not cross over with you armed, they shall instead be settled among you in the land of Canaan.” 31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. 32 We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.”

33 ( W ) So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their [ j ] territories, the cities of the surrounding land. 34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, ( X ) Aroer, 35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 36 ( Y ) Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds for sheep. 37 The sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38 ( Z ) Nebo, and Baal-meon— their names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built. 39 The sons of ( AA ) Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 40 So Moses gave ( AB ) Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it. 41 Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its [ k ] towns, and called them [ l ] ( AC ) Havvoth-jair. 42 Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and named it Nobah, after ( AD ) his own name.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:1 Lit behold, the place, a place of
  2. Numbers 32:4 Lit struck
  3. Numbers 32:7 Lit heart of the sons
  4. Numbers 32:9 Or wadi
  5. Numbers 32:9 Lit heart of the sons
  6. Numbers 32:20 Lit this thing
  7. Numbers 32:22 Lit blameless toward
  8. Numbers 32:24 Lit that which has gone out of your mouth
  9. Numbers 32:26 Lit be
  10. Numbers 32:33 Lit borders
  11. Numbers 32:41 Lit tent villages
  12. Numbers 32:41 I.e., the towns of Jair

The Transjordan Tribes

32 The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, ( A ) saw that the lands of Jazer ( B ) and Gilead ( C ) were suitable for livestock. ( D ) 2 So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, ( E ) and said, 3 “Ataroth, ( F ) Dibon, ( G ) Jazer, ( H ) Nimrah, ( I ) Heshbon, ( J ) Elealeh, ( K ) Sebam, ( L ) Nebo ( M ) and Beon ( N ) 4 the land the Lord subdued ( O ) before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock, ( P ) and your servants have livestock. 5 If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan. ( Q )

6 Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here? 7 Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them? ( R ) 8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land. ( S ) 9 After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol ( T ) and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord ’s anger was aroused ( U ) that day and he swore this oath: ( V ) 11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more ( W ) when they came up out of Egypt ( X ) will see the land I promised on oath ( Y ) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ( Z ) 12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’ ( AA ) 13 The Lord ’s anger burned against Israel ( AB ) and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone. ( AC )

14 “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel. ( AD ) 15 If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction. ( AE )

16 Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens ( AF ) here for our livestock ( AG ) and cities for our women and children. 17 But we will arm ourselves for battle [ a ] and go ahead of the Israelites ( AH ) until we have brought them to their place. ( AI ) Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance. ( AJ ) 19 We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance ( AK ) has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.” ( AL )

20 Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle ( AM ) 21 and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the Lord until he has driven his enemies out before him ( AN ) 22 then when the land is subdued before the Lord , you may return ( AO ) and be free from your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will be your possession ( AP ) before the Lord . ( AQ )

23 “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord ; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. ( AR ) 24 Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks, ( AS ) but do what you have promised. ( AT )

25 The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We your servants will do as our lord commands. ( AU ) 26 Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead. ( AV ) 27 But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight ( AW ) before the Lord , just as our lord says.”

28 Then Moses gave orders about them ( AX ) to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun ( AY ) and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes. ( AZ ) 29 He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord , then when the land is subdued before you, ( BA ) you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession. ( BB ) 30 But if they do not cross over ( BC ) with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan. ( BD )

31 The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said. ( BE ) 32 We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, ( BF ) but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan. ( BG )

33 Then Moses gave to the Gadites, ( BH ) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh ( BI ) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites ( BJ ) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan ( BK ) —the whole land with its cities and the territory around them. ( BL )

34 The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, ( BM ) 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, ( BN ) Jogbehah, ( BO ) 36 Beth Nimrah ( BP ) and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks. ( BQ ) 37 And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, ( BR ) Elealeh ( BS ) and Kiriathaim, ( BT ) 38 as well as Nebo ( BU ) and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. ( BV ) They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.

39 The descendants of Makir ( BW ) son of Manasseh went to Gilead, ( BX ) captured it and drove out the Amorites ( BY ) who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, ( BZ ) the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. 41 Jair, ( CA ) a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair. [ b ] ( CB ) 42 And Nobah captured Kenath ( CC ) and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah ( CD ) after himself. ( CE )

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:17 Septuagint; Hebrew will be quick to arm ourselves
  2. Numbers 32:41 Or them the settlements of Jair