Now the childrenof Reubenand the childrenof Gadhada verygreatmultitudeof cattle: and when they sawthe landof Jazer, and the landof Gilead, that, behold, the place was a placefor cattle; The childrenof Gadand the childrenof Reubencameand spokeuntoMoses, and toEleazarthe priest, and untothe princesof the congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Even the countrywhichthe LORDsmotebeforethe congregationof Israel, is a landfor cattle, and thy servantshave cattle: Wherefore, saidthey, ifwe have foundgracein thy sight, let thislandbe givenunto thy servantsfor a possession, and bring us not overJordan. And Mosessaidunto the childrenof Gadand to the childrenof Reuben, Shall your brethrengoto war, and shall yesithere? And whereforediscourageye the heartof the childrenof Israelfrom going overintothe landwhichthe LORDhath giventhem? Thusdidyour fathers, when I sentthem from Kadesh-barnea to seethe land. For when they went upuntothe valleyof Eshcol, and sawthe land, they discouragedthe heartof the childrenof Israel, that they should notgointothe landwhichthe LORDhad giventhem. And the LORD's angerwas kindledthe sametime, and he swore, saying, Surelynone of the menthat came upout of Egypt, from twentyyearsoldand upward, shall seethe landwhichI sworeunto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; becausethey have notwhollyfollowedme: SaveCalebthe sonof Jephunnehthe Kenezite, and Joshuathe sonof Nun: forthey have whollyfollowedthe LORD. And the LORD's angerwas kindledagainst Israel, and he made them wanderin the wildernessfortyyears, untilallthe generation, that had doneevilin the sightof the LORD, was consumed. And, behold, ye are risen upin your fathers' stead, an increaseof sinfulmen, to augmentyetthe fierceangerof the LORDtowardIsrael. Forif ye turn awayfrom afterhim, he will yetagainleavethem in the wilderness; and ye shall destroyallthispeople. And they came nearuntohim, and said, We will buildsheepfoldsherefor our cattle, and citiesfor our little ones: But weourselves will go ready armedbeforethe childrenof Israel, untilwe have broughtthem untotheir place: and our little onesshall dwellin the fencedcitiesbecauseof the inhabitantsof the land. We will notreturnuntoour houses, untilthe childrenof Israelhave inheritedevery manhis inheritance. Forwe will notinheritwiththem on yonder sideJordan, or forward; becauseour inheritanceis fallentous on this sideJordaneastward. And Mosessaiduntothem, Ifye will dothisthing, ifye will go armedbeforethe LORDto war, And will goallof you armedover Jordanbeforethe LORD, untilhe hath driven outhis enemiesfrom beforehim, And the landbe subduedbeforethe LORD: then afterwardye shall return, and beguiltlessbefore the LORD, and before Israel; and thislandshall beyour possessionbeforethe LORD. But ifye will notdoso, behold, ye have sinnedagainst the LORD: and be sureyour sinwill find you out. Buildyou citiesfor your little ones, and foldsfor your sheep; and dothat which hath proceeded outof your mouth. And the childrenof Gadand the childrenof ReubenspokeuntoMoses, saying, Thy servantswill doasmy lordcommandeth. Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and allour cattle, shall betherein the citiesof Gilead: But thy servantswill pass over, every manarmedfor war, beforethe LORDto battle, asmy lordsaith. So concerning them MosescommandedEleazarthe priest, and Joshuathe sonof Nun, and the chieffathersof the tribesof the childrenof Israel: And Mosessaiduntothem, Ifthe childrenof Gadand the childrenof Reubenwill pass with you overJordan, every manarmedto battle, beforethe LORD, and the landshall be subduedbeforeyou; then ye shall givethem the landof Gileadfor a possession: But ifthey will notpass overwithyou armed, they shall have possessionsamongyou in the landof Canaan. And the childrenof Gadand the childrenof Reubenanswered, saying, Asthe LORDhath saiduntothy servants, sowill we do. Wewill pass overarmedbeforethe LORDinto the landof Canaan, that the possessionof our inheritanceon this sideJordan may be ours. And Mosesgaveunto them, even to the childrenof Gad, and to the childrenof Reuben, and unto halfthe tribeof Manassehthe sonof Joseph, the kingdomof Sihonkingof the Amorites, and the kingdomof Ogkingof Bashan, the land, with the citiesthereof in the coasts, even the citiesof the countryround about. And the childrenof GadbuiltDibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fencedcities: and foldsfor sheep. And the childrenof ReubenbuiltHeshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their namesbeing changed), andShibmah: and gave other namesunto the citieswhichthey built. And the childrenof Machirthe sonof Manassehwentto Gilead, and tookit, and dispossessedthe Amoritewhich was in it. And MosesgaveGileadunto Machirthe sonof Manasseh; and he dwelttherein. And Jairthe sonof Manassehwentand tookthe small townsthereof, and calledthem Havoth-jair. And Nobahwentand tookKenath, and the villagesthereof, and calledit Nobah, after his own name.