Numbers:32

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* Now the children of (note :)Reuben came from Leah , and Gad from Zilpah her handmaid .(:note ) 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 Which was named for the heap of stones that Jacob made as a sign of the covenant between him and Laban in ( Gen_31:47 ). Gilead , that , behold , the place [was ] a place for cattle ; * Then the children of Gad , and the childre of Reuben came , and spake vnto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest , and vnto the princes of the Congregation , saying , * The land of Ataroth , and Dibon , and Iazer , and Nimrah , and Heshbon , and Elealeh , and Shebam , and Nebo , and Beon , * Which countrey the Lorde smote before the Congregation of Israel , is a lande meete for cattell , and thy seruants haue cattell : * Wherefore , said they , if we haue foud grace in thy sight , let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession , &amp ; bring vs not ouer Iorde . * And Moses said vnto the children of Gad , and to the children of Reuben , Shall your brethren goe to warre , and ye tary heere ? * Wherefore now discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel , to goe ouer into the lande , which the Lorde hath giuen them ? * Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the lande . * For when they went vp euen vnto the riuer of Eshcol , and sawe the land : they discouraged the heart of the childre of Israel , that they woulde not goe into the lande , which the Lorde had giuen them . * And the Lordes wrath was kindled the same day , and he did sweare , saying , * None of the men that came out of Egypt from twentie yeere olde and aboue , shall see the land for the which I sware vnto Abraha , to Izhak , and to Iaakob , because they haue not wholly followed me : * Except Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh the Kenesite , and Ioshua the sonne of Nun : for they haue constantly followed the Lorde . * 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 (note :)Because they complained and would not believe their report , which told the truth concerning the land .(:note ) evil in the sight of the LORD , was consumed . * And behold , ye are risen vp in your fathers steade as an encrease of sinfull men , still to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord , toward Israel . * For if ye turn away from after him , he will yet again leave them in the wilderness ; and (note :)By your occasion .(:note ) ye shall destroy all this people . * And they went neere to him , and said , We will builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe , and for our cattell , and cities for our children . * But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel , until we have brought them unto their (note :)In the land of Canaan .(:note ) place : and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land . * We will not returne vnto our houses , vntil the children of Israel haue inherited , euery man his inheritance . * Neither wil we inherite with them beyond Iorden and on that side , because our inheritance is fallen to vs on this side Iorden Eastwarde . * And Moses said unto them , If ye will do this thing , if ye will go (note :)Before the Ark of the Lord .(:note ) armed before the LORD to war , * And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD , until he hath driven out his (note :)That is , the inhabitants of the land .(:note ) enemies from before him , * 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 (note :)The Lord will grant you this land which you request , ( Jos_1:15 ).(:note ) before the LORD . * But if ye will not do so , behold , ye have sinned against the LORD : and be sure your sin (note :)You shall assuredly be punished for your sin .(:note ) will find you out . * Builde you then cities for your children &amp ; folds for your sheepe , and do that ye haue spoke . * Then the children of Gad &amp ; the children of Reuben spake vnto Moses , saying , Thy seruats will doe as my lorde commandeth : * Our childre , our wiues , our sheepe , &amp ; al our cattell shall remaine there in the cities of Gilead , * But thy seruants will goe euery one armed to warre before the Lorde for to fight , as my lorde saith . * So concerning them Moses (note :)Moses gave charge that his promise made to the Reubenites , and other , would be performed after his death so that they would not break theirs .(:note ) commanded Eleazar the priest , and Joshua the son of Nun , and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel : * And Moses said vnto them , If the children of Gad , and the children of Reuben , will go with you ouer Iorden , all armed to fight before the Lord , then when the land is subdued before you , ye shall giue the the lad of Gilead for a possessio : * But if they will not goe ouer with you armed , then they shall haue their possessions amog you in the land of Canaan . * And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered , saying , As the (note :)This is attributed to the Lord , which his messenger speaks .(:note ) LORD hath said unto thy servants , so will we do . * We will goe armed before the Lorde into the lande of Canaan : that the possession of our inheritance may be to vs on this side Iorden . * 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 (note :)The Amorites dwelled on both sides of Jordan : but here he makes mention of them that dwelt on this side : ( Jos_10:12 ) he speaks of them that inhabited beyond Jordan .(:note ) 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 . * Then the children of Gad built Dibon , and Ataroth , and Aroer , * And Atroth , Shophan , and Iazer , and Iogbehah , * And Beth-nimrah , and Beth-haran , defenced cities : also sheepe foldes . * And the children of Reuben built Heshbon , and Elealeh , and Kiriathaim , * And Nebo , and Baal-meon , and turned their names , and Shibmah : and gaue other names vnto the cities which they built . * And the children of Machir the sonne of Manasseh went to Gilead , and tooke it , and put out the Amorites that dwelt therein . * Then Moses gaue Gilead vnto Machir the sonne of Manasseh , and he dwelt therein . * And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof , and called them (note :)That is the villages of Jair .(:note ) Havothjair . * Also Nobah went and tooke Kenath , with the villages thereof and called it Nobah , after his owne name .

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