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1. Now the Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. Noticing that the land of Jazer and of Gilead was grazing country,
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1. Now the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 and the children H1121 of Gad H1410 had H1961 a very H3966 great H6099 multitude H7227 of cattle H4735 : and when they saw H7200 H853 the land H776 of Jazer H3270 , and the land H776 of Gilead H1568 , that, behold H2009 , the place H4725 was a place H4725 for cattle H4735 ;
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2. they came to Moses and the priest Eleazar and to the princes of the community and said,
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2. The children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 came H935 and spoke H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , and to H413 Eleazar H499 the priest H3548 , and unto H413 the princes H5387 of the congregation H5712 , saying H559 ,
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3. "The region of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Baal-meon,
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3. Ataroth H5852 , and Dibon H1769 , and Jazer H3270 , and Nimrah H5247 , and Heshbon H2809 , and Elealeh H500 , and Shebam H7643 , and Nebo H5015 , and Beon H1194 ,
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4. which the LORD has laid low before the community of Israel, is grazing country. Now, since your servants have livestock,"
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4. Even the country H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 smote H5221 before H6440 the congregation H5712 of Israel H3478 , is a land H776 for cattle H4735 , and thy servants H5650 have cattle H4735 :
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5. they continued, "if we find favor with you, let this land be given to your servants as their property. Do not make us cross the Jordan."
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5. Wherefore, said H559 they, if H518 we have found H4672 grace H2580 in thy sight H5869 , let H853 this H2063 land H776 be given H5414 unto thy servants H5650 for a possession H272 , and bring us not over H5674 H408 H853 Jordan H3383 .
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6. But Moses answered the Gadites and Reubenites: "Are your kinsmen, then, to engage in war, while you remain here?
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6. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and to the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 , Shall your brethren H251 go H935 to war H4421 , and shall ye H859 sit H3427 here H6311 ?
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7. Why do you wish to discourage the Israelites from crossing to the land the LORD has given them?
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7. And wherefore H4100 discourage H5106 ye H853 the heart H3820 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 from going over H4480 H5674 into H413 the land H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 hath given H5414 them?
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8. That is just what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to reconnoiter the land.
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8. Thus H3541 did H6213 your fathers H1 , when I sent H7971 them from Kadesh H4480 H6947 -barnea to see H7200 H853 the land H776 .
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9. They went up to the Wadi Eshcol and reconnoitered the land, then so discouraged the Israelites that they would not enter the land the LORD had given them.
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9. For when they went up H5927 unto H5704 the valley H5158 of Eshcol H812 , and saw H7200 H853 the land H776 , they discouraged H5106 H853 the heart H3820 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , that they should not H1115 go H935 into H413 the land H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 had given H5414 them.
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10. At that time the wrath of the LORD flared up, and he swore,
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10. And the LORD H3068 's anger H639 was kindled H2734 the same H1931 time H3117 , and he swore H7650 , saying H559 ,
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11. 'Because they have not followed me unreservedly, none of these men of twenty years or more who have come up from Egypt shall ever see this country I promised under oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,
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11. Surely H518 none of the men H376 that came up H5927 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 , from twenty H6242 years H8141 old H4480 H1121 and upward H4605 , shall see H7200 H853 the land H127 which H834 I swore H7650 unto Abraham H85 , unto Isaac H3327 , and unto Jacob H3290 ; because H3588 they have not H3808 wholly H4390 followed H310 me:
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12. except the Kenizzite Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun, who have followed the LORD unreservedly.'
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12. Save H1115 Caleb H3612 the son H1121 of Jephunneh H3312 the Kenezite H7074 , and Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Nun H5126 : for H3588 they have wholly H4390 followed H310 the LORD H3068 .
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13. So in his anger with the Israelites the LORD made them wander in the desert forty years, until the whole generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD had died out.
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13. And the LORD H3068 's anger H639 was kindled H2734 against Israel H3478 , and he made them wander H5128 in the wilderness H4057 forty H705 years H8141 , until H5704 all H3605 the generation H1755 , that had done H6213 evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 , was consumed H8552 .
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14. And now here you are, a brood of sinners, rising up in your fathers' place to add still more to the LORD'S blazing wrath against the Israelites.
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14. And, behold H2009 , ye are risen up H6965 in your fathers' stead H8478 H1 , an increase H8635 of sinful H2400 men H376 , to augment H5595 H5921 yet H5750 the fierce H2740 anger H639 of the LORD H3068 toward H413 Israel H3478 .
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15. If you turn away from following him, he will make them stay still longer in the desert, and so you will bring about the ruin of this whole nation."
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15. For H3588 if ye turn away H7725 from after H4480 H310 him , he will yet H5750 again H3254 leave H5117 them in the wilderness H4057 ; and ye shall destroy H7843 all H3605 this H2088 people H5971 .
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16. But they were insistent with him: "We wish only to build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and towns for our families;
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16. And they came near H5066 unto H413 him , and said H559 , We will build H1129 sheepfolds H1488 H6629 here H6311 for our cattle H4735 , and cities H5892 for our little ones H2945 :
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17. but we ourselves will march as troops in the van of the Israelites, until we have led them to their destination. Meanwhile our families can remain here in the fortified towns, safe from attack by the natives.
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17. But we H587 ourselves will go ready armed H2502 H2363 before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , until H5704 H834 H518 we have brought H935 them unto H413 their place H4725 : and our little ones H2945 shall dwell H3427 in the fenced H4013 cities H5892 because H4480 H6440 of the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 .
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18. We will not return to our homes until every one of the Israelites has taken possession of his heritage,
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18. We will not H3808 return H7725 unto H413 our houses H1004 , until H5704 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 have inherited H5157 every man H376 his inheritance H5159 .
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19. and will not claim any heritage with them once we cross the Jordan, so long as we receive a heritage for ourselves on this eastern side of the Jordan."
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19. For H3588 we will not H3808 inherit H5157 with H854 them on yonder side H4480 H5676 Jordan H3383 , or forward H1973 ; because H3588 our inheritance H5159 is fallen H935 to H413 us on this side H4480 H5676 Jordan H3383 eastward H4217 .
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20. Moses said to them in reply: "If you keep your word to march as troops in the LORD'S vanguard
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20. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 them, If H518 ye will do H6213 H853 this H2088 thing H1697 , if H518 ye will go armed H2502 before H6440 the LORD H3068 to war H4421 ,
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21. and to cross the Jordan in full force before the LORD until he has driven his enemies out of his way
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21. And will go H5674 all H3605 of you armed H2502 over H853 Jordan H3383 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , until H5704 he hath driven out H3423 H853 his enemies H341 from before H4480 H6440 him,
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22. and the land is subdued before him, then you may return here, quit of every obligation to the LORD and to Israel, and this region shall be your possession before the LORD.
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22. And the land H776 be subdued H3533 before H6440 the LORD H3068 : then afterward H310 ye shall return H7725 , and be H1961 guiltless H5355 before the LORD H4480 H3068 , and before Israel H4480 H3478 ; and this H2063 land H776 shall be H1961 your possession H272 before H6440 the LORD H3068 .
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23. But if you do not do this, you will sin against the LORD, and you can be sure that you will not escape the consequences of your sin.
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23. But if H518 ye will not H3808 do H6213 so H3651 , behold H2009 , ye have sinned H2398 against the LORD H3068 : and be sure H3045 your sin H2403 will find you out H4672 H853 .
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24. Build the towns, then, for your families, and the folds for your flocks, but also fulfill your express promise."
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24. Build H1129 you cities H5892 for your little ones H2945 , and folds H1448 for your sheep H6792 ; and do H6213 that which hath proceeded out H3318 of your mouth H4480 H6310 .
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25. The Gadites and Reubenites answered Moses, "Your servants will do as you command, my lord.
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25. And the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 spoke H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 , Thy servants H5650 will do H6213 as H834 my lord H113 commandeth H6680 .
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26. While our wives and children, our herds and other livestock remain in the towns of Gilead,
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26. Our little ones H2945 , our wives H802 , our flocks H4735 , and all H3605 our cattle H929 , shall be H1961 there H8033 in the cities H5892 of Gilead H1568 :
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27. all your servants will go across as armed troops to battle before the LORD, just as your lordship says."
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27. But thy servants H5650 will pass over H5674 , every man H3605 armed H2502 for war H6635 , before H6440 the LORD H3068 to battle H4421 , as H834 my lord H113 saith H1696 .
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28. Moses, therefore, gave this order in their regard to the priest Eleazar, to Joshua, son of Nun, and to the heads of the ancestral tribes of the Israelites:
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28. So concerning them Moses H4872 commanded H6680 H853 Eleazar H499 the priest H3548 , and Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Nun H5126 , and the chief H7218 fathers H1 of the tribes H4294 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 :
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29. "If all the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you as combat troops before the LORD, you shall give them Gilead as their property when the land has been subdued before you.
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29. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 them, If H518 the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 will pass with you over H5674 H854 H853 Jordan H3383 , every man H3605 armed H2502 to battle H4421 , before H6440 the LORD H3068 , and the land H776 shall be subdued H3533 before H6440 you ; then ye shall give H5414 them H853 the land H776 of Gilead H1568 for a possession H272 :
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30. But if they will not go across with you as combat troops before the LORD, you shall bring their wives and children and livestock across before you into Canaan, and they shall have their property with you in the land of Canaan."
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30. But if H518 they will not H3808 pass over H5674 with H854 you armed H2502 , they shall have possessions H270 among H8432 you in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 .
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31. To this the Gadites and Reubenites replied, "We will do what the LORD has commanded us, your servants.
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31. And the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 answered H6030 , saying H559 , H853 As H834 the LORD H3068 hath said H1696 unto H413 thy servants H5650 , so H3651 will we do H6213 .
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32. We ourselves will go across into the land of Canaan as troops before the LORD, but we will retain our hereditary property on this side of the Jordan."
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32. We H5168 will pass over H5674 armed H2502 before H6440 the LORD H3068 into the land H776 of Canaan H3667 , that the possession H272 of our inheritance H5159 on this side H4480 H5676 Jordan H3383 may be ours.
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33. So Moses gave them (the Gadites and Reubenites, as well as half the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan,) the land with its towns and the districts that surrounded them.
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33. And Moses H4872 gave H5414 unto them, even to the children H1121 of Gad H1410 , and to the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 , and unto half H2677 the tribe H7626 of Manasseh H4519 the son H1121 of Joseph H3130 , H853 the kingdom H4467 of Sihon H5511 king H4428 of the Amorites H567 , and the kingdom H4467 of Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan H1316 , the land H776 , with the cities H5892 thereof in the coasts H1367 , even the cities H5892 of the country H776 round about H5439 .
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34. The Gadites rebuilt the fortified towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
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34. And the children H1121 of Gad H1410 built H1129 H853 Dibon H1769 , and Ataroth H5852 , and Aroer H6177 ,
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35. Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
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35. And Atroth H5852 , Shophan H5855 , and Jaazer H3270 , and Jogbehah H3011 ,
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36. Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, and they built sheepfolds.
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36. And Beth H1039 -nimrah , and Beth H1028 -haran, fenced H4013 cities H5892 : and folds H1448 for sheep H6629 .
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37. The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
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37. And the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 built H1129 H853 Heshbon H2809 , and Elealeh H500 , and Kirjathaim H7156 ,
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38. Nebo, Baal-meon (names to be changed!), and Sibmah. These towns, which they rebuilt, they called by their old names.
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38. And Nebo H5015 , and Baal H1186 -meon, (their names H8034 being changed H5437 ), and H853 Shibmah H7643 : and gave other names H7121 H8034 H853 H8034 unto the cities H5892 which H834 they built H1129 .
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39. The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, invaded Gilead and captured it, driving out the Amorites who were there.
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39. And the children H1121 of Machir H4353 the son H1121 of Manasseh H4519 went H1980 to Gilead H1568 , and took H3920 it , and dispossessed H3423 H853 the Amorite H567 which H834 was in it.
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40. (Moses gave Gilead to Machir, son of Manasseh, and he settled there.)
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40. And Moses H4872 gave H5414 H853 Gilead H1568 unto Machir H4353 the son H1121 of Manasseh H4519 ; and he dwelt H3427 therein.
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41. Jair, a Manassehite clan, campaigned against the tent villages, captured them and called them Havvoth-jair.
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41. And Jair H2971 the son H1121 of Manasseh H4519 went H1980 and took H3920 H853 the small towns H2333 thereof , and called H7121 them Havoth H2334 -jair.
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42. Nobah also campaigned against Kenath, captured it with its dependencies and called it Nobah after his own name.
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42. And Nobah H5025 went H1980 and took H3920 H853 Kenath H7079 , and the villages H1323 thereof , and called H7121 it Nobah H5025 , after his own name H8034 .
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