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1The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pastureland.
2So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of Israel and said,
3-4“The Lord has helped us capture the land around the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon. That's good pastureland, and since we own cattle and sheep,
5would you let us stay here east of the Jordan River and have this land as our own?”
6Moses answered:
16The men from Reuben and Gad replied:
20Moses said:
25The men from Reuben and Gad answered:
28Then Moses said to Eleazar, Joshua, and the family leaders,[#Js 1.12-15.]
29“Make sure that the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan River with you. If they do, then after the land is in your control, give them the region of Gilead as their tribal land.
30But if they break their promise, they will receive land on the other side of the Jordan, like the rest of the tribes.”
31The tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, “We are your servants and will do whatever the Lord has commanded.
32We will cross the Jordan River, ready to fight for the Lord in Canaan. But the land we will inherit as our own will be on this side of the river.”
33So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of Manasseh the territory and towns that King Sihon the Amorite had ruled, as well as the territory and towns that King Og of Bashan had ruled.[#32.33 Or “East Manasseh.”; #32.33 One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 33.]
34The tribe of Gad rebuilt the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran. They built walls around them and also built places to keep their sheep and goats.
37The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38Sibmah, as well as the towns that used to be known as Nebo and Baal-Meon. They renamed all those places.
39The clan of Machir from the tribe of East Manasseh went to the region of Gilead, captured its towns, and forced out the Amorites.
40So Moses gave the Machirites the region of Gilead, and they settled there.
41Jair from the Manasseh tribe captured villages and renamed them “Villages of Jair.”[#32.41 Or “Havvoth-Jair.”]
42Nobah captured the town of Kenath with its villages and renamed it Nobah.