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Numbers 32
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Numbers 32
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Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead
32 Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of (A)Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. 2 So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation, 3 (B)“Ataroth, (C)Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, (D)Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land (E)that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” 5 And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan.”
6 But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here? 7 Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the Lord has given them? 8 Your fathers did this, (F)when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land that the Lord had given them. 10 (G)And the Lord's anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying, 11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, (H)from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to give (I)to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me, 12 none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (J)Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for (K)they have wholly followed the Lord.’ 13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them (L)wander in the wilderness forty years, until (M)all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. 14 And behold, you have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel! 15 For if you (N)turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.”
16 Then they came near to him and said, (O)“We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, 17 but (P)we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 (Q)We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, (R)because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east.” 20 So (S)Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war, 21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the Lord, until he has (T)driven out his enemies from before him 22 and the land is subdued before the Lord; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the Lord and to Israel, and (U)this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and (V)be sure your sin will find you out. 24 (W)Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.” 25 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, “Your servants will do as my lord commands. 26 (X)Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, 27 (Y)but your servants will pass over, every man who is (Z)armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders.”
28 So (AA)Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and to (AB)Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. 29 And Moses said to them, “If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the Lord, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession. 30 However, if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” 31 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, “What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do. 32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.”
33 And (AC)Moses gave to them, to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben and to the half-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 and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country. 34 And the people of Gad built (AD)Dibon, (AE)Ataroth, (AF)Aroer, 35 Atroth-shophan, (AG)Jazer, Jogbehah, 36 (AH)Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, (AI)fortified cities, and folds for sheep. 37 And the people of Reuben built (AJ)Heshbon, (AK)Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38 (AL)Nebo, and (AM)Baal-meon ((AN)their names were changed), and (AO)Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built. 39 And the sons of (AP)Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 40 And Moses (AQ)gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. 41 And (AR)Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair.[a] 42 And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Footnotes
- Numbers 32:41 Havvoth-jair means the villages of Jair
Numbers 32
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Numbers 32
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The Transjordan Tribes
32 The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks,(A) saw that the lands of Jazer(B) and Gilead(C) were suitable for livestock.(D) 2 So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community,(E) and said, 3 “Ataroth,(F) Dibon,(G) Jazer,(H) Nimrah,(I) Heshbon,(J) Elealeh,(K) Sebam,(L) Nebo(M) and Beon(N)— 4 the land the Lord subdued(O) before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock,(P) and your servants have livestock. 5 If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.(Q)”
6 Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here? 7 Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them?(R) 8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.(S) 9 After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol(T) and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord’s anger was aroused(U) that day and he swore this oath:(V) 11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more(W) when they came up out of Egypt(X) will see the land I promised on oath(Y) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(Z)— 12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’(AA) 13 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel(AB) and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.(AC)
14 “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.(AD) 15 If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.(AE)”
16 Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens(AF) here for our livestock(AG) and cities for our women and children. 17 But we will arm ourselves for battle[a] and go ahead of the Israelites(AH) until we have brought them to their place.(AI) Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.(AJ) 19 We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance(AK) has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”(AL)
20 Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle(AM) 21 and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the Lord until he has driven his enemies out before him(AN)— 22 then when the land is subdued before the Lord, you may return(AO) and be free from your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will be your possession(AP) before the Lord.(AQ)
23 “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.(AR) 24 Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks,(AS) but do what you have promised.(AT)”
25 The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We your servants will do as our lord commands.(AU) 26 Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.(AV) 27 But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight(AW) before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
28 Then Moses gave orders about them(AX) to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun(AY) and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.(AZ) 29 He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you,(BA) you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.(BB) 30 But if they do not cross over(BC) with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.(BD)”
31 The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.(BE) 32 We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed,(BF) but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.(BG)”
33 Then Moses gave to the Gadites,(BH) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh(BI) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites(BJ) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan(BK)—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.(BL)
34 The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,(BM) 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer,(BN) Jogbehah,(BO) 36 Beth Nimrah(BP) and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.(BQ) 37 And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon,(BR) Elealeh(BS) and Kiriathaim,(BT) 38 as well as Nebo(BU) and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah.(BV) They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
39 The descendants of Makir(BW) son of Manasseh went to Gilead,(BX) captured it and drove out the Amorites(BY) who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites,(BZ) the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. 41 Jair,(CA) a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair.[b](CB) 42 And Nobah captured Kenath(CC) and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah(CD) after himself.(CE)
Footnotes
- Numbers 32:17 Septuagint; Hebrew will be quick to arm ourselves
- Numbers 32:41 Or them the settlements of Jair
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Rubén y Gad se establecen en Transjordania
32 Las tribus de Rubén y Gad, que tenían mucho ganado, se dieron cuenta de que las tierras de Jazer y Galaad eran apropiadas para la ganadería. 2 Así que fueron a decirles a Moisés, al sacerdote Eleazar y a los jefes de la comunidad:
3 ―Las tierras de Atarot, Dibón, Jazer, Nimrá, Hesbón, Elalé, Sebán, Nebo y Beón 4 las conquistó el Señor para el pueblo de Israel, y son apropiadas para la ganadería de tus siervos. 5 Si nos hemos ganado tu favor, permítenos tomar esas tierras como heredad. No nos hagas cruzar el Jordán.
6 Entonces Moisés les dijo a los rubenitas y a los gaditas:
―¿Os parece justo que vuestros hermanos vayan al combate mientras vosotros os quedáis aquí sentados? 7 Los israelitas se han propuesto conquistar la tierra que el Señor les ha dado; ¿no os dais cuenta de que esto los desanimaría? 8 ¡Esto mismo hicieron vuestros padres cuando yo los envié a explorar la tierra de Cades Barnea! 9 Fueron a inspeccionar la tierra en el valle de Escol y, cuando volvieron, desanimaron a los israelitas para que no entraran en la tierra que el Señor les había dado. 10 Ese día el Señor se encendió en ira y juró: 11 “Por no haberme seguido de todo corazón, ninguno de los mayores de veinte años que salieron de Egipto verá la tierra que juré darles a Abraham, Isaac y Jacob. 12 Ninguno de ellos la verá, con la sola excepción de Caleb hijo de Jefone, el quenizita, y Josué hijo de Nun, los cuales me siguieron de todo corazón”. 13 El Señor se encendió en ira contra Israel, y los hizo vagar por el desierto cuarenta años, hasta que murió toda la generación que había pecado.
14 »¡Y ahora vosotros, raza de pecadores, venís en lugar de vuestros padres para aumentar la ira del Señor contra Israel! 15 Si os negáis a seguir al Señor, él volverá a dejar en el desierto a todo este pueblo, y vosotros seréis la causa de su destrucción».
16 Entonces ellos se acercaron otra vez a Moisés, y le dijeron:
―Vamos a construir corrales para el ganado, y a edificar ciudades para nuestros niños. 17 Sin embargo, tomaremos las armas y marcharemos al frente de los israelitas hasta llevarlos a su lugar. Mientras tanto, nuestros niños vivirán en ciudades fortificadas que los protejan de los habitantes del país. 18 No volveremos a nuestras casas hasta que cada uno de los israelitas haya recibido su heredad. 19 Nosotros no queremos compartir con ellos ninguna heredad al otro lado del Jordán, porque nuestra heredad está aquí, en el lado oriental del río.
20 Moisés les contestó:
―Si estáis dispuestos a hacerlo así, tomad las armas y marchad al combate. 21 Cruzad con vuestras armas el Jordán, y con la ayuda del Señor luchad hasta que él haya quitado del camino a vuestros enemigos. 22 Cuando a vuestro paso el Señor haya sometido la tierra, entonces podréis regresar a casa, pues habréis cumplido con vuestro deber hacia el Señor y hacia Israel. Y con la aprobación del Señor esta tierra será vuestra.
23 »Pero, si os negáis, estaréis pecando contra el Señor. Y podéis estar seguros de que no escaparéis de vuestro pecado. 24 Edificad ciudades para vuestros niños, y construid corrales para vuestro ganado, pero cumplid también lo que habéis prometido».
25 Los gaditas y los rubenitas le dijeron a Moisés:
―Tus siervos harán tal como el Señor ha mandado. 26 Aquí en las ciudades de Galaad se quedarán nuestros niños, y todos nuestros ganados y rebaños, 27 pero tus siervos cruzarán con sus armas el Jordán para pelear a la vanguardia del Señor, tal como él lo ha ordenado.
28 Así que Moisés dio las siguientes instrucciones al sacerdote Eleazar, y a Josué hijo de Nun y a los jefes de las familias patriarcales de las tribus de Israel:
29 ―Si los gaditas y los rubenitas, armados para la guerra, cruzan el Jordán con vosotros y conquistáis el país, como el Señor quiere, vosotros les entregaréis como heredad la tierra de Galaad. 30 Pero, si no lo cruzan, ellos recibirán su heredad entre vosotros en Canaán.
31 Los gaditas y los rubenitas respondieron:
―Tus siervos haremos lo que el Señor ha mandado. 32 Tal como él lo quiere, cruzaremos armados delante del Señor a la tierra de Canaán. Pero nuestra heredad estará de este lado del Jordán.
33 Entonces Moisés entregó a los gaditas y rubenitas, y a la media tribu de Manasés hijo de José, el reino de Sijón, rey de los amorreos, y el reino de Og, rey de Basán. Les entregó la tierra con las ciudades que estaban dentro de sus fronteras, es decir, las ciudades de todo el país.
34 Los gaditas edificaron las ciudades de Dibón, Atarot, Aroer, 35 Atarot Sofán, Jazer, Yogbea, 36 Bet Nimrá y Bet Arán. Las edificaron como ciudades fortificadas, y construyeron corrales para sus rebaños. 37 También edificaron las ciudades de Hesbón, Elalé, Quiriatayin, 38 Nebo, Baal Megón y Sibma, y les cambiaron el nombre.
39 Los descendientes de Maquir hijo de Manasés fueron a Galaad y la conquistaron, echando de allí a los amorreos que la habitaban. 40 Entonces Moisés entregó Galaad a los maquiritas, que eran descendientes de Manasés, y ellos se establecieron allí. 41 Yaír hijo de Manasés capturó algunas aldeas y les puso por nombre Javot Yaír. 42 Noba capturó Quenat y sus aldeas, y a la región le dio su propio nombre.
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