1 A sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi imahu vrlo mnogo stoke, i videše zemlju jazirsku i zemlju galadsku da je dobra za stoku. 2 I došavši sinovi Gadovi i sinovi Ruvimovi rekoše Mojsiju i Eleazaru svešteniku i knezovima od zbora govoreći: 3 Atarot i Devon i Jazir i Namra i Esevon i Elealija i Sevama i Navav i Vean, 4 ta je zemlja, koju Gospod pokori zboru izrailjskom, dobra za stoku, a sluge tvoje imaju stoke. 5 Ako smo, rekoše, našli milost pred tobom, neka se ta zemlja dade slugama tvojim u nasledstvo, nemoj nas voditi preko Jordana. 6 A Mojsije reče sinovima Gadovim i sinovima Ruvimovim: Braća će vaša ići na vojsku, a vi hoćete ovde da ostanete? 7 Zašto obarate srce sinovima Izrailjevim da ne pređu u zemlju koju im je dao Gospod? 8 Tako su učinili oci vaši, kad ih poslah iz Kadis-Varnije da uhode zemlju; 9 i otidoše do potoka Eshola, i uhodiše zemlju; i oboriše srce sinovima Izrailjevim da ne idu u zemlju koju im dade Gospod; 10 i razgnevi se onda Gospod, i zakle se govoreći: 11 Neće ti ljudi koji izađoše iz Misira, od dvadeset godina i više, videti zemlje za koju se zakleh Avramu, Isaku i Jakovu, jer se ne držaše mene sasvim, 12 osim Haleva, sina Jefonijinog Kenezeja i Isusa sina Navinog, jer se sasvim držaše Gospoda. 13 I razgnevi se Gospod na Izrailja, i učini te se potucaše po pustinji četrdeset godina, dokle ne pomre sav onaj naraštaj koji činjaše zlo pred Gospodom. 14 A vi sada izađoste na mesto otaca svojih, rod grešnih ljudi, da umnožavate žestinu gneva Gospodnjeg na Izrailja. 15 Ako se odvratite od njega, On će ga još ostaviti u pustinji, i tako ćete upropastiti sav onaj narod. 16 A oni pristupiše opet k njemu, i rekoše mu: Mi smo radi samo torove načiniti ovde za stada svoja i gradove za decu svoju. 17 A sami ćemo naoružani junački poći pred sinovima Izrailjevim, dokle ih ne odvedemo na njihovo mesto; a naša deca neka stoje u gradovima tvrdim radi stanovnika te zemlje. 18 Nećemo se vratiti kućama svojim dokle sinovi Izrailjevi ne prime svaki svoje nasledstvo. 19 Niti ćemo uzeti nasledstvo s njima s one strane Jordana ni dalje, ako nam dopadne nasledstvo s ove strane Jordana prema istoku. 20 Tada im reče Mojsije; ako ćete učiniti tako i ići pod oružjem pred Gospodom na vojsku, 21 ako svaki od vas pod oružjem pređe preko Jordana pred Gospodom, dokle ne otera ispred sebe neprijatelja svojih, 22 i dokle se ne pokori zemlja pred Gospodom, pa se onda vratite i ne zgrešite Gospodu ni Izrailju, onda će ova zemlja pripasti vama u nasledstvo pred Gospodom. 23 Ako li ne učinite tako, gle, zgrešićete Gospodu, i znajte da će vas greh vaš stići. 24 Gradite sebi gradove za decu svoju i torove za stoku svoju; i šta je izašlo iz usta vaših, učinite. 25 I rekoše Mojsiju sinovi Gadovi i sinovi Ruvimovi govoreći: Sluge će tvoje učiniti kako gospodar naš zapoveda. 26 Deca naša i žene naše, stada naša i sva stoka naša ovde će ostati u gradovima galadskim; 27 a sluge će tvoje preći svaki naoružan, da se bije pred Gospodom, kao što govori gospodar naš. 28 Tada Mojsije zapovedi za njih Eleazaru svešteniku i Isusu sinu Navinom i glavarima od domova otačkih među sinovima Izrailjevim, 29 i reče im: Ako pređu sinovi Gadovi i sinovi Ruvimovi s vama preko Jordana, svi oružani, da se biju pred Gospodom, i kad vam bude zemlja pokorena, onda podajte njima zemlju galadsku u nasledstvo. 30 Ako li ne pređu s vama pod oružjem, onda neka im bude nasledstvo među vama u zemlji hananskoj. 31 I odgovoriše sinovi Gadovi i sinovi Ruvimovi govoreći: Kako je Gospod kazao slugama tvojim tako ćemo učiniti. 32 Preći ćemo pod oružjem pred Gospodom u zemlju hanansku, a naše nasledstvo da bude s ove strane Jordana. 33 I dade Mojsije sinovima Gadovim i sinovima Ruvimovim i polovini plemena Manasije sina Josifovog carstvo Siona, cara amorejskog i carstvo Oga, cara vasanskog, zemlju i gradove po međama njenim, gradove one zemlje unaokolo. 34 I sagradiše sinovi Gadovi Devon i Atarot i Aroir. 35 I Atrot-Sofan i Jazir i Jogveju, 36 i Vet-Nimru i Vet-Aran, gradove tvrde, i torove za stoku. 37 A sinovi Ruvimovi sagradiše Esevon i Elealiju i Kirijatajim, 38 i Navon i Valmeon predenuvši im imena, i Sivmu; i nadeše druga imena gradovima koje sagradiše. 39 A sinovi Mahira, sina Manasijinog otidoše u Galad, i uzeše ga, i izagnaše Amoreje koji behu onde. 40 I Mojsije dade Galad Mahiru sinu Manasijinom, koji se onde naseli. 41 I Jair, sin Manasijin otide i uze sela njihova i prozva ih sela Jairova. 42 I Navav otide i uze Kenat sa selima njegovim, i prozva ga Navav po imenu svom.
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- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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Jair
Son of Segub and grandson of Hezron by Machir's daughter, counted among Manasseh's descendants; he captured the villages of Gilead that were called Havvoth-jair after him.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30
Jephunneh
The father of Caleb, the faithful spy of the tribe of Judah, called a Kenizzite in Numbers 32:12.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:6; Numbers 14:6; Numbers 32:12
Machir
Manasseh's son, whose own sons were brought up on Joseph's knees, called the father of Gilead; his descendants captured Gilead and Moses gave it to his clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 50:23; Numbers 26:29; Numbers 32:39–40
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Nobah
A man who captured Kenath and its villages during the conquest of Gilead and called it Nobah after his own name.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 32:42
Cross references (37)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 21:32; Genesis 13:2; Genesis 13:10–11; Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:35
- 3 Isaiah 16:8–9; Numbers 32:34–38; Joshua 13:17; Jeremiah 48:34; Jeremiah 48:22–23
- 4 Numbers 21:34; Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:24–35
- 5 Joshua 7:7; 1 Samuel 20:3; Deuteronomy 1:37; Deuteronomy 3:25–26; Jeremiah 31:2
- 6 1 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 2:4; 2 Samuel 11:11
- 7 Numbers 13:27–14:4; Deuteronomy 1:28; Numbers 32:9; Numbers 21:4; Acts 21:13
- 8 Numbers 13:2–26; Numbers 14:2; Joshua 14:6–7; Deuteronomy 1:19–25
- 9 Deuteronomy 1:24–28; Numbers 13:23–14:10
- 10 Numbers 14:11; Numbers 14:23; Numbers 14:29; Ezekiel 20:15; Psalm 95:11
- 11 Numbers 14:28–30; Numbers 14:24; Numbers 26:2; Joshua 14:8–9; Deuteronomy 1:35
- 12 Deuteronomy 1:36; Numbers 14:30; Numbers 14:24; Joshua 14:8–9; Numbers 26:65
- 13 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:16–19; Numbers 14:33–35; Deuteronomy 2:14–15; Numbers 26:64–65
- 14 Matthew 23:31–33; Luke 11:48; Acts 7:51–52; Ezra 10:10; Deuteronomy 1:34–35
- 15 2 Chronicles 15:2; 1 Corinthians 8:11–12; Romans 14:15; Deuteronomy 28:15–68; Romans 14:20–21
- 16 Genesis 33:17; Numbers 34:22
- 17 Joshua 4:12–13; Deuteronomy 3:18–20; Numbers 32:29–32
- 18 Joshua 22:1–5
- 19 Joshua 13:8; 1 Chronicles 5:25–26; Genesis 13:10–12; Proverbs 20:21; Numbers 32:32–33
- 20 Joshua 4:12–13; Deuteronomy 3:18–20; Joshua 1:13–15; Joshua 22:2–4
- 22 Joshua 22:4; Joshua 22:9; Deuteronomy 3:20; Joshua 1:15; Joshua 13:8
- 23 Isaiah 59:12; Proverbs 13:21; Genesis 44:16; Psalm 90:8; Genesis 4:7
- 24 Numbers 32:16; Numbers 30:2; Numbers 32:34–42
- 25 Joshua 1:13–14
- 26 Joshua 1:14
- 27 Joshua 4:12; Numbers 36:2; 2 Timothy 4:7–8; Numbers 11:28; Ephesians 6:10–18
- 28 Joshua 1:13
- 30 Joshua 22:19
- 33 Joshua 12:6; Deuteronomy 29:8; Deuteronomy 3:12–17; Joshua 22:4; Psalm 135:10–11
- 34 Deuteronomy 2:36; Numbers 32:3; Isaiah 17:2; Numbers 33:45–46; Numbers 21:20
- 35 Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:1
- 36 Numbers 32:3
- 37 Numbers 21:27; Numbers 32:3; Isaiah 15:4
- 38 Isaiah 46:1; Numbers 32:3; Joshua 23:7; Exodus 23:13; Numbers 22:41
- 39 Genesis 50:23; Numbers 26:29; Joshua 17:1
- 40 Joshua 17:1; Deuteronomy 3:13–15; Joshua 13:29–31
- 41 Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4; Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:21–23
- 42 Psalm 49:11; 2 Samuel 18:18
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Forty years also did the people wander in the wilderness. Forty days the waters of the flood lasted.
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