(KJV) Numbers 32¹

⥃The Tribes East of the Jordan ^{[ Deuteronomy 3:12–22 † Joshua 13:8–14 ]}

[1] Now the children² of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer³, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place⁴ [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] Ataroth⁵, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah⁶, and Heshbon⁷, and Elealeh, and Shebam⁸, and Nebo, and Beon⁹, [4] [Even] the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:¹⁰ [5] Wherefore, said they, if we have¹¹ found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us¹² 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 here¹³? [7] And wherefore¹⁴ discourage¹⁵ 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 Kadesh–barnea to see the land.¹⁶ [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.¹⁷ [10] And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,¹⁸ [11] Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty¹⁹ years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because²⁰ they have not wholly followed me²¹: [12] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for²² they have wholly followed the Lord. [13] And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander²³ in the wilderness forty years, until all²⁴ 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 increase²⁵ of sinful men, to augment²⁶ yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. [15] For if ye turn²⁷ away from after him, he will yet²⁸ again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall²⁹ 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:³⁰³¹ [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.³³ [19] For we will³⁴ not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because³⁵ our inheritance is fallen to us on this side³⁶ Jordan eastward.

[20] [¶]And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,³⁷ [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 land³⁸ be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall³⁹ return, and be guiltless⁴⁰ before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land⁴¹ shall be your possession before the Lord. [23] But if ye will⁴² not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin⁴³ 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.⁴⁴ [25] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.⁴⁵ [26] Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: [27] But thy servants⁴⁶ will pass over, every man armed⁴⁷ for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord⁴⁸ 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:⁴⁹ [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:⁵⁰ [30] But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.⁵¹ [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] ours. [33] And Moses⁵² gave unto them, [even] to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the⁵³ tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom⁵⁴ 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 Dibon⁵⁵, and Ataroth, and Aroer⁵⁶, [35] And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer⁵⁷, and Jogbehah, [36] And Beth–nimrah⁵⁸, and Beth–haran, fenced cities⁵⁹: and folds for sheep. [37] And the children of Reuben built Heshbon⁶⁰, and Elealeh⁶¹, and Kirjathaim, [38] And Nebo⁶², and Baal–meon⁶³, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities⁶⁴ 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.⁶⁵ [40] And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.⁶⁶ [41] And Jair⁶⁷ the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair⁶⁸. [42] And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.