Dual Panel1Now the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> and the sons<1121> of Gad<1410> had<1961> an exceedingly<3966> large<6099> number<6099> of livestock<4735>. So when they saw<7200> the land<776> of Jazer<3270> and the land<776> of Gilead<1568>, that it was indeed<2009> a place<4725> suitable<4725> for livestock<4735>,
2the sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> came<935> and spoke<559> to Moses<4872> and to Eleazar<499> the priest<3548> and to the leaders<5387> of the congregation<5712>, saying<559>,
3"Ataroth<5852>, Dibon<1769>, Jazer<3270>, Nimrah<5247>, Heshbon<2809>, Elealeh<500>, Sebam<7643>, Nebo<5015> and Beon<1194>,
4the land<776> which<834> the LORD<3068> conquered<5221> before<6440> the congregation<5712> of Israel<3478>, is a land<776> for livestock<4735>, and your servants<5650> have livestock<4735>."
5They said<559>, "If<518> we have found<4672> favor<2580> in your sight<5869>, let this<2088> land<776> be given<5414> to your servants<5650> as a possession<272>; do not take<5674> us across<5674> the Jordan<3383>."
6But Moses<4872> said<559> to the sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and to the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205>, "Shall your brothers<251> go<935> to war<4421> while you yourselves<864> sit<3427> here<6311>?
7"Now why<4100> are you discouraging<5106><3820> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> from crossing<5674> over<5674> into the land<776> which<834> the LORD<3068> has given<5414> them?
8"This<3541> is what<3541> your fathers<1> did<6213> when I sent<7971> them from Kadesh-barnea<6947> to see<7200> the land<776>.
9"For when they went<5927> up to the valley<5158> of Eshcol<812> and saw<7200> the land<776>, they discouraged<5106><3820> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> so that they did not go<935> into the land<776> which<834> the LORD<3068> had given<5414> them.
10"So the LORD'S<3068> anger<639> burned<2734> in that day<3117>, and He swore<7650>, saying<559>,
11'None<518> of the men<376> who came<5927> up from Egypt<4714>, from twenty<6242> years<8141> old<1121> and upward<4605>, shall see<7200> the land<127> which<834> I swore<7650> to Abraham<85>, to Isaac<3327> and to Jacob<3290>; for they did not follow<310> Me fully<4390>,
12except<1115> Caleb<3612> the son<1121> of Jephunneh<3312> the Kenizzite<7074> and Joshua<3091> the son<1121> of Nun<5126>, for they have followed<310> the LORD<3068> fully<4390>.'
13"So the LORD'S<3068> anger<639> burned<2734> against Israel<3478>, and He made them wander<5128> in the wilderness<4057> forty<705> years<8141>, until<5704> the entire<3605> generation<1755> of those who had done<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068> was destroyed<8552>.
14"Now behold<2009>, you have risen<6965> up in your fathers'<1> place<8478>, a brood<8635> of sinful<2400> men<376>, to add<5595> still<5750> more<5750> to the burning<2740> anger<639> of the LORD<3068> against<413> Israel<3478>.
15"For if you turn<7725> away<7725> from following<310> Him, He will once<3254><5750> more<3254><5750> abandon<5117> them in the wilderness<4057>, and you will destroy<7843> all<3605> these<2088> people<5971>."
16Then they came<5066> near<5066> to him and said<559>, "We will build<1129> here<6311> sheepfolds<6629><1448> for our livestock<4735> and cities<5892> for our little<2945> ones<2945>;
17but we ourselves<587> will be armed<2502> ready<2363> to go before<6440> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, until<5704><834><518> we have brought<935> them to their place<4725>, while our little<2945> ones<2945> live<3427> in the fortified<4013> cities<5892> because<4480><6440> of the inhabitants<3427> of the land<776>.
18"We will not return<7725> to our homes<1004> until<5704> every<376> one<376> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> has possessed<5157> his inheritance<5159>.
19"For we will not have<5157> an inheritance<5157> with them on the other<5676> side<5676> of the Jordan<3383> and beyond<1973>, because<3588> our inheritance<5159> has fallen<935> to us on this side<5676> of the Jordan<3383> toward the east<4217>."
20So Moses<4872> said<559> to them, "If<518> you will do<6213> this<2088>, if<518> you will arm<2502> yourselves before<6440> the LORD<3068> for the war<4421>,
21and all<3605> of you armed<2502> men cross<5674> over<5674> the Jordan<3383> before<6440> the LORD<3068> until<5704> He has driven<3423> His enemies<340> out from before<6440> Him,
22and the land<776> is subdued<3533> before<6440> the LORD<3068>, then afterward<310> you shall return<7725> and be free<5355> of obligation<5355> toward<4480> the LORD<3068> and toward<4480> Israel<3478>, and this<2088> land<776> shall be yours for a possession<272> before<6440> the LORD<3068>.
23"But if<518> you will not do<6213> so<3651>, behold<2009>, you have sinned<2398> against the LORD<3068>, and be sure<3045> your sin<2403> will find<4672> you out.
24"Build<1129> yourselves cities<5892> for your little<2945> ones<2945>, and sheepfolds<1448> for your sheep<6792>, and do<6213> what you have promised<3318><4480><6310>."
25The sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> spoke<559> to Moses<4872>, saying<559>, "Your servants<5650> will do<6213> just<3512> as my lord<113> commands<6680>.
26"Our little<2945> ones<2945>, our wives<802>, our livestock<4735> and all<3605> our cattle<929> shall remain<1961> there<8033> in the cities<5892> of Gilead<1568>;
27while your servants<5650>, everyone<3605> who is armed<2502> for war<6635>, will cross<5674> over<5674> in the presence<6440> of the LORD<3068> to battle<4421>, just<3512> as my lord<113> says<1696>."
28So Moses<4872> gave<6680> command<6680> concerning them to Eleazar<499> the priest<3548>, and to Joshua<3091> the son<1121> of Nun<5126>, and to the heads<7218> of the fathers'<1> households of the tribes<4294> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
29Moses<4872> said<559> to them, "If<518> the sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205>, everyone<3605> who is armed<2502> for battle<4421>, will cross<5674> with you over<5674> the Jordan<3383> in the presence<6440> of the LORD<3068>, and the land<776> is subdued<3533> before<6440> you, then you shall give<5414> them the land<776> of Gilead<1568> for a possession<272>;
30but if<518> they will not cross<5674> over<5674> with you armed<2502>, they shall have<270> possessions<270> among<8432> you in the land<776> of Canaan<3667>."
31The sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> answered<6030>, saying<559>, "As the LORD<3068> has said<1696> to your servants<5650>, so<3651> we will do<6213>.
32"We ourselves<5168> will cross<5674> over<5674> armed<2502> in the presence<6440> of the LORD<3068> into the land<776> of Canaan<3667>, and the possession<272> of our inheritance<5159> shall remain with us across<4480><5676> the Jordan<3383>."
33So Moses<4872> gave<5414> to them, to the sons<1121> of Gad<1410> and to the sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> and to the half-tribe<2677><7626> of Joseph's<3130> son<1121> Manasseh<4519>, the kingdom<4467> of Sihon<5511>, king<4428> of the Amorites<567> and the kingdom<4467> of Og<5747>, the king<4428> of Bashan<1316>, the land<776> with its cities<5892> with their territories<1367>, the cities<5892> of the surrounding<5439> land<776>.
34The sons<1121> of Gad<1410> built<1129> Dibon<1769> and Ataroth<5852> and Aroer<6177>,
35and Atroth-shophan<5855> and Jazer<3270> and Jogbehah<3011>,
36and Beth-nimrah<1039> and Beth-haran<1027> as fortified<4013> cities<5892>, and sheepfolds<1448> for sheep<6629>.
37The sons<1121> of Reuben<7205> built<1129> Heshbon<2809> and Elealeh<500> and Kiriathaim<7156>,
38and Nebo<5015> and Baal-meon<1186>--their names<8034> being changed<5437>--and Sibmah<7643>, and they gave<7121> other names<8034> to the cities<5892> which<834> they built<1129>.
39The sons<1121> of Machir<4353> the son<1121> of Manasseh<4519> went<1980> to Gilead<1568> and took<3920> it, and dispossessed<3423> the Amorites<567> who<834> were in it.
40So Moses<4872> gave<5414> Gilead<1568> to Machir<4353> the son<1121> of Manasseh<4519>, and he lived<3427> in it.
41Jair<2971> the son<1121> of Manasseh<4519> went<1980> and took<3920> its towns<2333>, and called<7121> them Havvoth-jair<2334>.
42Nobah<5025> went<1980> and took<3920> Kenath<7079> and its villages<1323>, and called<7121> it Nobah<5025> after his own name<8034>.