Numbers 32

Numbers · Chapter 32

Numbers 32:3

1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;2The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,4Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:5Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.9For when they went up unto 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 the LORD had given them.10And the LORD’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,11Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:12Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.13And the LORD’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.15For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:17But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,21And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,22And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:30But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.32We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.33And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the 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, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,36And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,38And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

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

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa-ta-ROTH5852G
Ataroth

עֲטָרוֹת (a.ta.rot) § Ataroth = "crowns" a town east of the Jordan in Gilead, taken and built by the tribe of Gad

and Dibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve-di-VONH1769G
(Dibon)-gad

גָּד (gad) Combined with di.von (דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן "Dibon" H1769) § Gad = "troop", the tribe descended from Gad

and Jazerוְיַעְזֵ֣רve-ya'-ZERH3270G
Jazer

יַעְזֵר (ya.a.zer) § Jazer or Jaazer = "helped" a Levitical city east of the Jordan, in Gilead in the territory of Gad, formerly an Amorite city; site uncertain

and Nimrahוְנִמְרָ֔הve-nim-RAHH5247
Nimrah

נִמְרָה (nim.rah) Nimrah = "limpid" or "pure" a place on the east of the Jordan, 10 miles (16 km) north of the Dead Sea and 3 miles (5 km) east of the Jordan Another name of bet nim.rah (בֵּית נִמְרָה "Beth-nimrah" H1039)

and Heshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve-chesh-BONH2809
Heshbon

חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) § Heshbon = "stronghold" the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad

and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve-'el-'a-LEHH0500
Elealeh

אֶלְעָלֵא (el.a.le) § Elealeh = "God is ascending" a Reubenite village near Heshbon (in ruins)

and Sebamוּשְׂבָ֥םu-se-VAMH7643G
Sebam

שְׂבָם (se.vam) § Shebam or Shibmah or Sibmah = "fragrance" one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of the Jordan in Moab; allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad

and Neboוּנְב֖וֹu-ne-VOH5015A
Nebo

נְבוֹ (ne.vo) § Nebo = "prophet" a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo

and Beonוּבְעֹֽן׃u-ve-'ONH1194
Beon

בְּעֹן (be.on) Beon = "in the dwelling: indwelling" a place or city in Reuben Another name of ba.al me.on (בַּ֫עַל מְעוֹן "Baal-meon" H1186)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.