32:1 And the children of Ruben and the
children of Gad had a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw the land
of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:
32:2 and the children of Ruben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation,
saying,
32:3 Ataroth, and Daebon, and Jazer, and Namra, and Esebon, and Eleale, and
Sebama, and Nabau, and Baean,
32:4 the land which Yehovah has delivered up before the children of Israel,
is pasture land, and thy servants have cattle.
32:5 And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be
given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over
Jordan.
32:6 And Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, Shall your
brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
32:7 And why do ye pervert the minds of the children of Israel, that they
should not cross over into the land, which Yehovah gives them?
32:8 Did not your fathers thus, when I sent them from Cades Barne to spy out
the land?
32:9 And they went up to the valley of the cluster, and spied the land, and
turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go
into the land, which Yehovah gave them.
32:10 And Yehovah was very angry in that day, and sware, saying,
32:11 Surely these men who came up out of Egypt from twenty years old and
upward, who know good and evil, shall not see the land which I sware [to
give] to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, for they have not closely followed
after me:
32:12 save Caleb the son of Jephonne, who was set apart, and Joshua the son
of Naue, for they closely followed after Yehovah.
32:13 And Yehovah was very angry with Israel; and for forty years he caused
them to wander in the wilderness, until all the generation which did evil in
the sight of Yehovah as extinct.
32:14 Behold, ye are risen up in the room of your fathers, a combination of
sinful men, to increase yet farther the fierce wrath of Yehovah against
Israel.
32:15 For ye will turn away from him to desert him yet once more in the
wilderness, and ye will sin against this whole congregation.
32:16 And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our
cattle, and cities for our possessions;
32:17 and we will arm ourselves and go as an advanced guard before the
children of Israel, until we shall have brought them into their place; and
our possessions shall remain in walled cities because of the inhabitants of
the land.
32:18 We will not return to our houses till the children of Israel shall
have been distributed, each to his own inheritance.
32:19 And we will not any longer inherit with them from the other side of
Jordan and onwards, because we have our full inheritance on the side beyond
Jordan eastward.
32:20 And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye
will arm yourselves before Yehovah for battle,
32:21 and every one of you will pass over Jordan fully armed before the
Lord, until his enemy be destroyed from before his face,
32:22 and the land shall be subdued before Yehovah, then afterwards ye
shall return, and be guiltless before Yehovah, and as regards Israel; and
this land shall be to you for a possession before Yehovah.
32:23 But if ye will not do so, ye will sin against Yehovah; and ye shall
know your sin, when afflictions shall come upon you.
32:24 And ye shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for
your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.
32:25 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad spoke to Moses, saying, Thy
servants will do as our lord commands.
32:26 Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle shall be in the cities of
Galaad.
32:27 But thy servants will go over all armed and set in order before the
Lord to battle, as [our] lord says.
32:28 And Moses appointed to them [for judges] Eleazar the pries, and Joshua
the son of Naue, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of Israel.
32:29 And Moses said to them, If the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad will
pass over Jordan with you, every one armed for war before Yehovah, and ye
shall subdue the land before you, then ye shall give to them the land of
Galaad for a possession.
32:30 But if they will not pass over armed with you to war before Yehovah,
then shall ye cause to pass over their possessions and their wives and their
cattle before you into the land of Chanaan, and they shall inherit with you
in the land of Chanaan.
32:31 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad answered, saying, Whatsoever
Yehovah says to his servants, that will we do.
32:32 We will go over armed before Yehovah into the land of Chanaan, and ye
shall give us our inheritance beyond Jordan.
32:33 And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben,
and to the half tribe of Manasse of the sons of Joseph, the kingdom of Seon
king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, the land and its
cities with its coasts, the cities of the land round about.
32:34 And the sons of Gad built Daebon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
32:35 and Sophar, and Jazer, and they set them up,
32:36 and Namram, and Baetharan, strong cities, and folds for sheep.
32:37 And the sons of Ruben built Esebon, and Eleale, and Kariatham,
32:38 and Beelmeon, surrounded [with walls], and Sebama; and they called the
names of the cities which they built, after their own names.
32:39 And a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to Galaad, and took it,
and destroyed the Amorite who dwelt in it.
32:40 And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of Manasse, and he dwelt
there.
32:41 And Jair the [son] of Manasse went and took their villages, and called
them the villages of Jair.
32:42 And Nabau went and took Caath and her villages, and called them Naboth
after his name. |
32:1 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;
32:2 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,
32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh,
and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
32:4 Even the country which Yehovah smote before the congregation of
Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
32:5 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.
32:6 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?
32:7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from
going over into the land which Yehovah hath given them?
32:8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the
land.
32:9 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 Yehovah had given them.
32:10 And Yehovah's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
32:11 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:
32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of
Nun: for they have wholly followed Yehovah.
32:13 And Yehovah'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 Yehovah, was consumed.
32:14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Yehovah toward Israel.
32:15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in
the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
32:16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here
for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
32:17 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.
32:18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have
inherited every man his inheritance.
32:19 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.
32:20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go
armed before Yehovah to war,
32:21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before Yehovah, until he
hath driven out his enemies from before him,
32:22 And the land be subdued before Yehovah: then afterward ye shall
return, and be guiltless before Yehovah, and before Israel; and this land
shall be your possession before Yehovah.
32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Yehovah: and
be sure your sin will find you out.
32:24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and
do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
32:25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses,
saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
32:26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
there in the cities of Gilead:
32:27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the
Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
32:28 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:
32:29 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
Yehovah, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the
land of Gilead for a possession:
32:30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
32:31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying,
As Yehovah hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
32:32 We will pass over armed before Yehovah into the land of Canaan, that
the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
32:33 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.
32:34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
32:35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
32:36 And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
32:37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
32:38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and
gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
32:39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and
took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
32:40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt
therein.
32:41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof,
and called them Havothjair.
32:42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called
it Nobah, after his own name. |