Numbers 32

umiqneh rav hayah livne re'uven velivne-gad atsum me'od vayyiru et-erets yazer ve'et-erets gilad vehinneh hammaqom meqom miqneh

The Reubenites and the Gadites owned cattle in very great numbers. Noting that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were a region suitable for cattle,

vayyavo'u vene-gad uvene re'uven vayyomeru el-mosheh ve'el-elazar hakkohen ve'el-nesi'e ha'edah lemor

the Gadites and the Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the chieftains of the community, and said,

atarot vedivon veyazer venimrah vekheshbon ve'elaleh usevam unevo uve'on

“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—

ha'arets asher hikkah Adonai lifne adat yisra'el erets miqneh hiv vela'avadekha miqneh

the land that GOD has conquered for the community of Israel—is cattle country, and your servants have cattle.

vayyomeru im-matsanu khen be'enekha yuttan et-ha'arets hazzot la'avadekha la'akhuzzah al-ta'avirenu et-hayyarden

It would be a favor to us,” they continued, “if this land were given to your servants as a holding; do not move us across the Jordan.”

vayyomer mosheh livne-gad velivne re'uven ha'akhekhem yavo'u lammilkhamah ve'attem teshevu foh

Moses replied to the Gadites and the Reubenites, “Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here?

velammah (tnvvn) [teni'un] et-lev bene yisra'el me'avor el-ha'arets asher-natan lahem Adonai

Why will you turn the minds of the Israelites from crossing into the land that GOD has given them?

koh asu avotekhem besholkhi otam miqqadesh barnea lirot et-ha'arets

That is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to survey the land.

vayya'alu ad-nakhal eshkol vayyiru et-ha'arets vayyani'u et-lev bene yisra'el levilti-vo el-ha'arets asher-natan lahem Adonai

After going up to the wadi Eshcol and surveying the land, they turned the minds of the Israelites from invading the land that GOD had given them.

vayyikhar-af Adonai bayyom hahu vayyishava lemor

Thereupon GOD was incensed and swore,

im-yiru ha'anashim ha'olim mimmitsrayim mibben esrim shanah vamalah et ha'adamah asher nishbati le'avraham leyitskhaq uleya'aqov ki lo-milu akharay

‘None of those involved from twenty years up who came out of Egypt shall see the land that I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they did not remain loyal to Me—

bilti kalev ben-yefunneh haqqenizzi vihoshua bin-nun ki milu akhare Adonai

none except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they remained loyal to GOD.’

vayyikhar-af Adonai beyisra'el vayeni'em bammidbar arba'im shanah ad-tom kol-haddor ha'oseh hara be'ene Adonai

Incensed at Israel, GOD made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the whole generation that had provoked GOD’s displeasure was gone.

vehinneh qamtem takhat avotekhem tarbut anashim khatta'im lispot od al kharon af-Adonai el-yisra'el

And now you, a breed of sinful men, have replaced your fathers, to add still further to GOD’s wrath against Israel.

ki teshuvun me'akharayw veyasaf od lehannikho bammidbar veshikhattem lekhol-ha'am hazzeh

If you turn away from [God], who then abandons them once more in the wilderness, you will bring calamity upon all this people.”

vayyiggeshu elayw vayyomeru gidrot tson nivneh lemiqnenu poh ve'arim letappenu

Then they stepped up to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our flocks and towns for our dependents.

va'anakhnu nekhalets khushim lifne bene yisra'el ad asher im-havi'onum el-meqomam veyashav tappenu be'are hammivtsar mippene yosheve ha'arets

And we will hasten as shock-troops in the van of the Israelites until we have established them in their home, while our dependents stay in the fortified towns because of the inhabitants of the land.

lo nashuv el-battenu ad hitnakhel bene yisra'el ish nakhalato

We will not return to our homes until the other Israelites are in possession of their portion.

ki lo ninkhal ittam me'ever layyarden vahale'ah ki va'ah nakhalatenu elenu me'ever hayyarden mizrakhah

But we will not have a share with them in the territory beyond the Jordan, for we have received our share on the east side of the Jordan.”

vayyomer alehem mosheh im-ta'asun et-haddavar hazzeh im-tekhaletsu lifne Adonai lammilkhamah

Moses said to them, “If you do this, if at the instance of GOD you go to battle as shock-troops,

ve'avar lakhem kol-khaluts et-hayyarden lifne Adonai ad horisho et-oyevayw mippanayw

and at the instance of GOD every shock-fighter among you crosses the Jordan, until [God] has directly dispossessed the enemies,

venikhbeshah ha'arets lifne Adonai ve'akhar tashuvu vihyitem neqiyyim me-Adonai umiyyisra'el vehayetah ha'arets hazzot lakhem la'akhuzzah lifne Adonai

and the land has been subdued at the instance of GOD, and then you return—you shall be clear before GOD and before Israel; and this land shall be your holding under GOD.

ve'im-lo ta'asun ken hinneh khatatem la-Adonai ude'u khattatkhem asher timtsa etkhem

But if you do not do so, you will have sinned against GOD; and know that your sin will overtake you.

benu-lakhem arim letappekhem ugederot letsona'akhem vehayyotse mippikhem ta'asu

Build towns for your children and sheepfolds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”

vayyomer bene-gad uvene re'uven el-mosheh lemor avadekha ya'asu ka'asher adoni metsavveh

The Gadites and the Reubenites answered Moses, “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

tappenu nashenu miqnenu vekhol-behemtenu yihyu-sham be'are haggilad

Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our other livestock will stay behind in the towns of Gilead;

va'avadekha ya'avru kol-khaluts tsava lifne Adonai lammilkhamah ka'asher adoni dover

while your servants, all those recruited for war, cross over at the instance of GOD, to engage in battle—as my lord orders.”

vayetsav lahem mosheh et elazar hakkohen ve'et yehoshua bin-nun ve'et-rashe avot hammattot livne yisra'el

Then Moses gave instructions concerning them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.

vayyomer mosheh alehem im-ya'avru vene-gad uvene-re'uven ittekhem et-hayyarden kol-khaluts lammilkhamah lifne Adonai venikhbeshah ha'arets lifnekhem unetattem lahem et-erets haggilad la'akhuzzah

Moses said to them, “If every shock-fighter among the Gadites and the Reubenites crosses the Jordan with you to do battle at the instance of GOD, and the land is subdued before you, you shall give them the land of Gilead as a holding.

ve'im-lo ya'avru khalutsim ittekhem venokhazu vetokhekhem be'erets kena'an

But if they do not cross over with you as shock-troops, they shall receive holdings among you in the land of Canaan.”

vayya'anu vene-gad uvene re'uven lemor et asher dibber Adonai el-avadekha ken na'aseh

The Gadites and the Reubenites said in reply, “Whatever GOD has spoken concerning your servants, that we will do.

nakhnu na'avor khalutsim lifne Adonai erets kena'an ve'ittanu akhuzzat nakhalatenu me'ever layyarden

We ourselves will cross over as shock-troops, at the instance of GOD, into the land of Canaan; and we shall keep our hereditary holding across the Jordan.”

vayyitten lahem mosheh livne-gad velivne re'uven velakhatsi shevet menasheh ven-yosef et-mamlekhet sikhon melekh ha'emori ve'et-mamlekhet og melekh habbashan ha'arets le'areha bigvulot are ha'arets saviv

So Moses assigned to them—to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, the land with its various cities and the territories of their surrounding towns.

vayyivnu vene-gad et-divon ve'et-atarot ve'et aro'er

The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

ve'et-atrot shofan ve'et-yazer veyogbehah

Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

ve'et-bet nimrah ve'et-bet haran are mivtsar vegidrot tson

Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified towns or as enclosures for flocks.

uvene re'uven banu et-kheshbon ve'et-elale ve'et qiryatayim

The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

ve'et-nevo ve'et-ba'al me'on musabbot shem ve'et-sivmah vayyiqre'u veshemot et-shemot he'arim asher banu

Nebo, Baal-meon—some names being changed—and Sibmah; they gave [their own] names to towns that they rebuilt.

vayyelekhu bene makhir ben-menasheh giladah vayyilkeduha vayyoresh et-ha'emori asher-bah

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, dispossessing the Amorites who were there;

vayyitten mosheh et-haggilad lemakhir ben-menasheh vayyeshev bah

so Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.

veya'ir ben-menasheh halakh vayyilkod et-khavvotehem vayyiqra ethen khavvot ya'ir

Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, which he renamed Havvoth-jair.

venovakh halakh vayyilkod et-qenat ve'et-benoteha vayyiqra lah novakh bishmo

And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its dependencies, renaming it Nobah after himself.