NASB — Numbers 32 — KJV

Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

1 Now the sons° of Reuben° and the sons° of Gad° had° an aexceedingly° large° number° of livestock°. So when they saw° the land° of bJazer° and the land° of Gilead°, that Iit was indeed° a place° suitable° for livestock°, 2 the sons° of Gad° and the sons° of Reuben° came° and spoke° to Moses° and to Eleazar° the priest° and to the leaders° of the congregation°, saying°, 3aAtaroth°, Dibon°, Jazer°, Nimrah°, Heshbon°, Elealeh°, Sebam°, Nebo° and Beon°, 4 the land° awhich° the LORD° Iconquered° before° the congregation° of Israel°, is a land° for livestock°, and your servants° have livestock°.” 5 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 across° the Jordan°.”

[1] ILit behold, the place, a place for aEx 12:38 bNu 21:32
[3] aNu 32:34-38
[4] ILit smote aNu 21:34

6 ¶ But Moses° said° to the sons° of Gad° and to the sons° of Reuben°, “Shall your brothers° go° to war° while you yourselves° sit° here°? 7 aNow why° are you Idiscouraging°° the sons° of Israel° from crossing° over° into the land° which° the LORD° has given° them? 8 IThis° is what° your fathers° did° when I sent° them from aKadesh-barnea° to see° the land°. 9 For when they went° up to athe Ivalley° of Eshcol° and saw° the land°, they IIdiscouraged°° the sons° of Israel° so that they did not go° into the land° which° the LORD° had given° them. 10 So athe LORDS° anger° burned° in that day°, and He swore°, saying°, 11aNone° 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°, afor they have followed° the LORD° fully°.’ 13 aSo the LORDS° anger° burned° against Israel°, and He made them wander° in the wilderness° forty° years°, until° the entire° generation° of those who had done° evil° in the sight° of the LORD° was destroyed°. 14 Now behold°, you have risen° up in your fathers’° place°, a brood° of sinful° men°, to add° still° more° to the burning° aanger° of the LORD° against° Israel°. 15 For if you aturn° away° from following° Him, He will once°° more°° abandon° them in the wilderness°, and you will destroy° all° these° people°.”

[7] ILit restraining the hearts of aNu 13:27-14:4
[8] ILit Thus your fathers aNu 13:3, 26; Dt 1:19-25
[9] IOr wadi IILit restrained the hearts of aNu 13:24; Dt 1:24
[10] aNu 14:11f; Dt 1:34
[11] aNu 14:28-30
[12] aDt 1:36; Jsh 14:8f
[13] aNu 14:33-35
[14] aDt 1:34f
[15] aDt 30:17, 18; 2Ch 7:19, 20

16 ¶ Then they came° near° to him and said°, “We will build° here° sheepfolds°° for our livestock° and cities° for our little° ones°; 17 abut we ourselves° will be armed° ready° [to go] before° 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 aWe will not return° to our homes° until° every° one° of the sons° of Israel° has possessed° his inheritance°. 19 For we will not have° an inheritance° with them on the other° side° of the Jordan° and beyond°, because° our inheritance° has fallen° to us aon this side° of the Jordan° toward the east°.”

[17] aJsh 4:12, 13
[18] aJsh 22:1-4
[19] aJsh 12:1; 13:8

20aSo Moses° said° to them, “If° you will do° Ithis°, 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 before° Him, 22 aand the land° is subdued° before° the LORD°, then afterward° you shall return° and be free° of obligation° toward° the LORD° and toward° Israel°, and this° land° shall be yours for a possession° before° the LORD°. 23 But if° you will not do° so°, behold°, you have sinned° against the LORD°, and be sure° ayour sin° will find° you out. 24 Build° yourselves cities° for your little° ones°, and sheepfolds° for your sheep°, and ado° Iwhat you have promised°°°.”

[20] ILit this thing aDt 3:18
[22] aDt 3:20
[23] aGn 4:7; 44:16; Is 59:12
[24] ILit that which has come out of your mouth aNu 30:2

25 ¶ The sons° of Gad° and the sons° of Reuben° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, “Your servants° will do° just° as my lord° commands°. 26 aOur little° ones°, our wives°, our livestock° and all° our cattle° shall Iremain° there° in the cities° of Gilead°; 27 while your servants°, everyone° who is armed° for war°, will across° over° in the presence° of the LORD° to battle°, just° as my lord° says°.”

[26] ILit be aJsh 1:14
[27] aJsh 4:12

28 ¶ So Moses° gave° command° concerning them to Eleazar° the priest°, and to Joshua° the son° of Nun°, and to the heads° of the fathers’° [households] of the tribes° of the sons° of Israel°. 29 Moses° said° to them, “If° the sons° of Gad° and the sons° of Reuben°, everyone° who is armed° for battle°, will 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° for a possession°; 30 but if° they will not cross° over° with you armed°, they shall have° possessions° among° you in the land° of Canaan°.” 31 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 possession° of our inheritance° [shall remain] with us across°° the Jordan°.”

33aSo Moses° gave° to them, to the sons° of Gad° and to 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] Iterritories°, the cities° of the surrounding° land°. 34 The sons° of Gad° built° Dibon° and Ataroth° and aAroer°, 35 and Atroth-shophan° and Jazer° and Jogbehah°, 36 and aBeth-nimrah° and Beth-haran° as fortified° cities°, and sheepfolds° for sheep°. 37 The sons° of Reuben° built° Heshbon° and Elealeh° and Kiriathaim°, 38 and aNebo° and Baal-meon°—[their] names° being changed°—and Sibmah°, and they gave° [other] names° to the cities° which° they built°. 39 The sons° of aMachir° the son° of Manasseh° went° to Gilead° and took° it, and dispossessed° the Amorites° who° were in it. 40 So Moses° gave° aGilead° to Machir° the son° of Manasseh°, and he lived° in it. 41 Jair° the son° of Manasseh° went° and took° its Itowns°, and called° them IIaHavvoth-jair°. 42 Nobah° went° and took° Kenath° and its villages°, and called° it Nobah° after ahis own name°.

[33] ILit borders aDt 3:8-17; Jsh 12:1-6
[34] aDt 2:36
[36] aNu 32:3
[38] aIs 46:1
[39] aGn 50:23
[40] aDt 3:12, 13, 15; Jsh 17:1
[41] ILit tent villages III.e. the towns of Jair aDt 3:14; Jg 10:4
[42] a2S 18:18; Ps 49:11


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The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Jordan.

1 ¶ Now the childrenº of Reubenº and the childrenº of Gadº had² a veryº greatº multitudeº of cattle:º and when they sawºª² the landº of Jazer,º and the landº of Gilead,º that, behold,² the placeº [was] a placeº for cattle;º 2 The childrenº of Gadº and the childrenº of Reubenº cameºª and spakeºª unto² Moses,º and to² Eleazarº the priest,º and unto² the princesº of the congregation,º saying,ºª 3 Ataroth,º and Dibon,º and Jazer,º and Nimrah,º and Heshbon,º and Elealeh,º and Shebam,º and Nebo,º and Beon,º 4 [Even] the countryº which² the LORDº smoteºª beforeº the congregationº of Israel,º [is] a landº for cattle,º and thy servantsº have cattle:º 5 Wherefore, saidºª they, if² we have foundºª graceº in thy sight,º let² this² landº be givenºª unto thy servantsº for a possession,º [and] bring us not overºª²² Jordan.º

[1] Gn 13:2, 5, 10; 29:32; 30:10; 47:4; Nu 2:10; 21:32; 26:5, 15; 32:3, 26, 35; Jsh 13:25; 2S 24:5; Is 16:8; Jr 50:19; Mi 7:14; 1Jn 2:16.
[3] Nu 21:25, 28; 32:1, 34, 36, 38; Jsh 13:17, 19; Jg 11:26; Ne 9:22; Is 15:2, 4, 6; 16:8; Jr 48:2, 22, 32, 34, 45.
[4] Nu 21:24, 34; Dt 2:24.
[5] Gn 19:19; Dt 1:37; 3:25; Jsh 7:7; Ru 2:10; 1S 20:3; 2S 14:22; Es 5:2; Jr 31:2.

Moses reproveth them.

6 ¶ And Mosesº saidºª unto the childrenº of Gadº and to the childrenº of Reuben,º Shall your brethrenº goºª to war,º and shall ye² sitºª here?² 7 And wherefore² discourage² yeºªªª² the heartº of the childrenº of Israelº from going overºª² into² the landº which² the LORDº hath givenºª them? 8 Thus² didºª your fathers,º when I sentºª them from Kadeshbarneaº² to seeºª² the land.º 9 For when they went upºª unto² the valleyº of Eshcol,º and sawºª² the land,º they discouragedºª² the heartº of the childrenº of Israel,º that they should not² goºª into² the landº which² the LORDº had givenºª them. 10 And the LORD'Sº angerº was kindledºª the same² time,º and he sware,ºª saying,ºª 11 Surelyº none of the men¹² that came upºª out of Egypt,º² from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º shall seeºª² the landº which² I swareºª unto Abraham,º unto Isaac,º and unto Jacob;º because² they have not² whollyºª followedº me: 12 Save² Calebº the sonº of Jephunnehº the Kenezite,º and Joshuaº the sonº of Nun:º for² they have whollyºª followedº the LORD.º 13 And the LORD'Sº angerº was kindledºª against Israel,º and he made them wanderºª in the wildernessº fortyº years,º until² all² the generation,º that had doneºª evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º was consumed.ºª 14 And, behold,² ye are risen upºª in your fathers'¹ stead,²² an increaseº of sinfulº men,¹² to augmentºª² yet² the fierceº angerº of the LORDº toward² Israel.º 15 For² if ye turn awayºª from afterº² him, he will yet² againºª leave¹ª² them in the wilderness;º and ye shall destroyºª all² this² people.º

[6] 2S 11:11; 1Co 13:5; Php 2:4.
[7] Nu 21:4; 32:9; Dt 1:28; Ac 21:13.
[8] Nu 13:2; 14:2; Dt 1:22; Jsh 14:6.
[9] Nu 13:23; 14:1; Dt 1:24.
[10] Nu 14:11, 21, 23, 29; Dt 1:34; Ps 95:11; Ezk 20:15; He 3:8.
[11] Nu 14:24, 28, 30; 26:2, 64; Dt 1:35; 2:14; Jsh 14:8.
[12] Nu 14:24, 30; 26:65; Dt 1:36; Jsh 14:8.
[13] Nu 14:33; 26:64; Dt 2:14, 15; Ps 78:33; 1Co 10:5; He 3:16.
[14] Gn 5:3; 8:21; Dt 1:34; Ezr 9:13; 10:10; Ne 9:24; 13:18; Jb 14:4; Ps 78:57; Is 1:4; 57:4; 65:6; Ezk 20:21; Mt 23:31; Lk 11:48; Ac 7:51.
[15] Lv 26:14; Nu 14:30; Dt 28:15; 30:17; Jsh 22:16; 2Ch 7:19; 15:2; Jr 38:23; Mt 18:7; Ro 14:15, 20; 1Co 8:11.

They offer him conditions to his content.

16 ¶ And they came nearºª unto² him, and said,ºª We will buildºª sheepfoldsº¹² here² for our cattle,º and citiesº for our little ones:º 17 But we² ourselves¹ will go ready¹ª armedºª² beforeº the childrenº of Israel,º until²²² we have broughtºª them unto² their place:º and our little onesº shall dwellºª in the fencedº citiesº becauseº² of the inhabitantsºª of the land.º 18 We will not² returnºª unto² our houses,º until² the childrenº of Israelº have inheritedºª every manº his inheritance.º 19 For² we will not² inheritºª with² them on yonder sideº² Jordan,º or forward;º because² our inheritanceº is fallenºª to² us on this sideº² Jordanº eastward.º

[16] Gn 33:17; Nu 26:1; 34:22; Jsh 4:13.
[17] Nu 32:29; Dt 3:18; Jsh 4:12.
[18] Jsh 22:4.
[19] Gn 13:10; 14:12; Nu 32:32, 33; 34:15; Jsh 1:14; 12:1; 13:8; 2K 10:32; 15:29; 1Ch 5:25; Pv 20:21.

20 ¶ And Mosesº saidºª unto² them, If² ye will doºª² this² thing,º if² ye will go armedºª beforeº the LORDº to war,º 21 And will goºª all² of you armedºª over¹ª² Jordanº beforeº the LORD,º until² he hath driven outºª² his enemiesºª from beforeº² him, 22 And the landº be subduedºª beforeº the LORD:º then afterwardº ye shall return,ºª and be² guiltlessº before the LORD,º² and before Israel;º² and this² landº shall be² your possessionº beforeº the LORD.º 23 But if² ye will not² do² so,¹ª² behold,² ye have sinnedºª against the LORD:º and be sureºª your sinº will find you out.ºª² 24 Buildºª you citiesº for your little ones,º and foldsº for your sheep;º and doºª that which hath proceeded¹ª out² of your mouth.º² 25 And the childrenº of Gadº and the childrenº of Reubenº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª Thy servantsº will doºª as² my lordº commandeth.ºª 26 Our little ones,º our wives,º our flocks,º and all² our cattle,º shall be² there² in the citiesº of Gilead:º 27 But thy servantsº will pass over,ºª every man² armedºª for war,º beforeº the LORDº to battle,º as² my lordº saith.ºª 28 So concerning them Mosesº commandedºª² Eleazarº the priest,º and Joshuaº the sonº of Nun,º and the chiefº fathersº of the tribesº of the childrenº of Israel:º 29 And Mosesº saidºª unto² them, If² the childrenº of Gadº and the childrenº of Reubenº will pass with you overºª²² Jordan,º every man² armedºª to battle,º beforeº the LORD,º and the landº shall be subduedºª beforeº you; then ye shall giveºª them² the landº of Gileadº for a possession:º 30 But if² they will not² pass overºª with² you armed,ºª they shall have possessionsºª amongº you in the landº of Canaan.º 31 And the childrenº of Gadº and the childrenº of Reubenº answered,ºª saying,ºª² As² the LORDº hath saidºª unto² thy servants,º so² will we do.ºª 32 We² will¹ pass overºª armedºª beforeº the LORDº into the landº of Canaan,º that the possessionº of our inheritanceº on this sideº² Jordanº [may be] ours.

[20] Dt 3:18; Jsh 1:13; 4:12; 22:2.
[22] Dt 3:12, 20; Jsh 1:15; 2:19; 10:30, 42; 11:23; 13:8, 29; 18:1; 22:4, 9; 2S 3:28; Ps 44:1; 78:55.
[23] Gn 4:7; 44:16; Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15; Ps 90:8; 139:11; 140:11; Pv 13:21; Is 3:11; 59:1, 12; Ro 2:9; 1Co 4:5.
[24] Nu 32:16, 34.
[25] Jsh 1:13.
[27] Nu 11:28; 12:11; 32:17; 36:2; Jsh 4:12; 2Co 10:4; Ep 6:10; 2Ti 4:7.
[28] Jsh 1:13.
[29] Nu 32:20.
[30] Jsh 22:19.

Moses assigneth them the land.

33 And Mosesº gaveºª unto them, [even] to the childrenº of Gad,º and to the childrenº of Reuben,º and unto halfº the tribeº of Manassehº the sonº of Joseph,º² the kingdomº of Sihonº kingº of the Amorites,º and the kingdomº of Ogº kingº of Bashan,º the land,º with the citiesº thereof in the coasts,º [even] the citiesº of the countryº round about.º

[33] Nu 21:23; 32:1; 34:14; Dt 2:30; 3:1, 12; 29:8; Jsh 12:6; 13:8; 22:4; 1Ch 5:18; 12:31; 26:32; Ps 135:10; 136:18.

34 ¶ And the childrenº of Gadº builtºª² Dibon,º and Ataroth,º and Aroer,º 35 And Atroth,² Shophan,º and Jaazer,º and Jogbehah,º 36 And Bethnimrah,º and Bethharan,º fencedº cities:º and foldsº for sheep.º 37 And the childrenº of Reubenº builtºª² Heshbon,º and Elealeh,º and Kirjathaim,º 38 And Nebo,º and Baalmeon,º (their namesº being changed,)¹ª² and² Shibmah:º and gave¹ª other namesº²² unto the citiesº which² they builded.ºª

[34] Nu 21:20; 32:3; 33:45; Dt 2:36; Is 17:2.
[35] Nu 32:1, 3.
[36] Nu 32:3, 24; Jr 48:34.
[37] Nu 21:27; 32:3; Is 15:4.
[38] Gn 26:18; Ex 23:13; Nu 22:41; 32:3; Jsh 23:7; Ps 16:4; Is 46:1.

They conquer it.

39 And the childrenº of Machirº the sonº of Manassehº went¹ª² to Gilead,º and tookºª it, and dispossessedºª² the Amoriteº which² [was] in it. 40 And Mosesº gaveºª² Gileadº unto Machirº the sonº of Manasseh;º and he dweltºª therein. 41 And Jairº the sonº of Manassehº wentºª and tookºª² the small townsº thereof, and calledºª them Havothjair.º 42 And Nobahº wentºª and tookºª² Kenath,º and the villagesº thereof, and calledºª it Nobah,º after his own name.º

[39] Gn 50:23; Nu 26:29; Jsh 17:1.
[40] Dt 3:13; Jsh 13:29; 17:1.
[41] Dt 3:14; Jsh 13:30; Jg 10:4; 1K 4:13; 1Ch 2:21.


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