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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; Explain This Verse
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, Explain This Verse
3.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Explain This Verse
4.
Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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? Explain This Verse
7.
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them? Explain This Verse
8.
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea to see the land. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
10.
And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, Explain This Verse
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: Explain This Verse
12.
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people. Explain This Verse
16.
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: Explain This Verse
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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. Explain This Verse
18.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
20.
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, Explain This Verse
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And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, Explain This Verse
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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. Explain This Verse
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But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. Explain This Verse
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Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. Explain This Verse
25.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. Explain This Verse
26.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: Explain This Verse
27.
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. Explain This Verse
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: Explain This Verse
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: Explain This Verse
30.
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. Explain This Verse
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And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, Explain This Verse