Numbers 32 Young's Literal Translation

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1 And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;

1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. Behold, the place was a place for livestock.

2 and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:

2 Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

3 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon —

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

4 the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'

4 the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”

5 And they say, 'If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'

5 They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.”

6 And Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, 'Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye — do ye sit here?

6 Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

7 and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

7 Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

8 'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

8 Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

9 and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;

9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.

10 and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,

10 Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying,

11 They do not see — the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward — the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me;

11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me,

12 save Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after Jehovah;

12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’

13 and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He causeth them to wander in the wilderness forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.

13 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation who had done evil in Yahweh’s sight was consumed.

14 'And lo, ye have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of men — sinners, to add yet to the fury of the anger of Jehovah toward Israel;

14 “Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of sinful men, to increase the fierce anger of Yahweh toward Israel.

15 when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'

15 For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these people.”

16 And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

16 They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones;

17 and we — we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;

17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

18 We will not return to our houses until the children of Israel have all received their inheritance.

19 for we do not inherit with them beyond the Jordan and yonder, for our inheritance hath come unto us beyond the Jordan at the [sun] -rising.'

19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.”

20 And Moses saith unto them, 'If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

20 Moses said to them: “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

21 and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

21 and every one of your armed men will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh until he has driven out his enemies from before him,

22 and the land hath been subdued before Jehovah — then afterwards ye do turn back, and have been acquitted by Jehovah, and by Israel; and this land hath been to you for a possession before Jehovah.

22 and the land is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be clear of obligation to Yahweh and to Israel. Then this land shall be your possession before Yahweh.

23 'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

23 “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.

24 build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

24 Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.”

25 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, 'Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;

25 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

26 our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

27 and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'

27 but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.”

28 And Moses commandeth concerning them Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel;

28 So Moses commanded concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the children of Israel.

29 and Moses saith unto them, 'If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over with you the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land hath been subdued before you, then ye have given to them the land of Gilead for a possession;

29 Moses said to them, “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle before Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;

30 and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'

30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”

31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, 'That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants — so we do;

31 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, “As Yahweh has said to your servants, so will we do.

32 we — we pass over armed before Jehovah [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

32 We will pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.”

33 And Moses giveth to them, to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the land round about.

33 Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children 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, according to its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.

34 And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

34 The children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.

36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran: fortified cities and folds for sheep.

37 And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

37 The children of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by [these] names the names of the cities which they have built.

38 Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities which they built.

39 And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who [is] in it;

39 The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.

40 and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

40 Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.

41 And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;'

41 Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its villages, and called them Havvoth Jair.

42 and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.

42 Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

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Jair
Son of Segub, holder of Gilead cities
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
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Jephunneh
Father of Caleb
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
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Machir
Son of Manasseh; father of Gilead
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
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Moses
Deliverer and lawgiver
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
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Nobah
Captured Kenath and renamed it
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
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Quotes verse 32:13 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon I)
Forty years also did the people wander in the wilderness. Forty days the waters of the flood lasted.
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