1   Nowe the children of ^note Reuben, and the children of Gad had an exceeding great multitude of cattell: and they sawe the lande of Iazer, and the lande of ^note Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattel.

2   Then the children of Gad, and the childr&ebar; Reuben and Gads request. of Reuben came, and spake vnto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the princes of the Congregation, saying,

3   The land of Ataroth, and Dibon, and Iazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

4   Which countrey the Lorde smote before the Congregation of Israel, is a lande meete for cattell, and thy seruants haue cattell:

5   Wherefore, said they, if we haue fo&ubar;d grace in thy sight, let this lande be giuen vnto thy seruants for a possession, & bring vs not ouer Iord&ebar;.

6   And Moses said vnto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren goe to warre, and ye tary heere?

7   Wherefore now ^note discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel, to goe ouer into the lande, which the Lorde hath giuen them?

8   Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the lande.

9   For ^note when they went vp euen vnto the ^note riuer of Eshcol, and sawe the land: they discouraged the heart of the childr&ebar; of Israel, that they woulde not goe into the lande, which the Lorde had giuen them.

10   And the Lordes wrath was kindled the same day, and he did sweare, saying,

11    ^noteNone of the men that came out of Egypt ^note from twentie yeere olde and aboue, shall see the land for the which I sware vnto Abrah&abar;, to Izhak, and to Iaakob, because they haue not ^note wholly followed me:

12   Except Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh the Kenesite, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun: for they haue constantly followed the Lorde.

13   And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and made them wander in the wildernesse fourty yeeres, vntill all the generation that had done ^note euill in the sight of the Lorde were consumed.

14   And behold, ye are risen vp in your fathers steade as an encrease of sinfull men, still to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord, toward Israel.

15   For if ye turne away from following him, he will yet againe leaue the people in the wildernesse, and ^note ye shall destroy all this folke.

16   And they went neere to him, and said, We will builde sheepe foldes here for our sheepe, and for our cattell, and cities for our children.

17   But we our selues will be readie armed to go before the children of Israel, vntill we haue brought them vnto their ^note place: but our childr&ebar; shall dwell in the defenced cities, because of the inhabitants of the lande.

18   We will not returne vnto our houses, vntil the children of Israel haue inherited, euery man his inheritance.

19   Neither wil we inherite with them beyond Iorden and on that side, because our inheritance is fallen to vs on this side Iorden Eastwarde.

20   ¶2; ^note And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed ^note before the Lord to warre:

21   And will goe euery one of you in harnesse ouer Iorden before the Lorde, vntill he hath cast out his ^note enemies from his sight:

22   And vntill the land be subdued before the Lorde, then ye shall returne and be innocent toward the Lorde, and toward Israel: and this land shalbe your possession ^note before the Lorde.

23   But if ye will not doe so, beholde, ye haue

Cities builded by Gad and Reuben. sinned against the Lorde, and be sure, that your sinne ^note will finde you out.

24   Builde you then cities for your children & folds for your sheepe, and do that ye haue spok&ebar;.

25   Then the children of Gad & the children of Reuben spake vnto Moses, saying, Thy seru&abar;ts will doe as my lorde commandeth:

26   Our childr&ebar;, our wiues, our sheepe, & al our cattell shall remaine there in the cities of Gilead,

27   But ^note thy seruants will goe euery one armed to warre before the Lorde for to fight, as my lorde saith.

28   So concerning them, Moses ^note commanded Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

29   And Moses said vnto them, If the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, will go with you ouer Iorden, all armed to fight before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, ye shall giue th&ebar; the l&abar;d of Gilead for a possessi&obar;:

30   But if they will not goe ouer with you armed, then they shall haue their possessions am&obar;g you in the land of Canaan.

31   And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the ^note Lorde hath said vnto thy seruants, so will we doe.

32   We will goe armed before the Lorde into the lande of Canaan: that the possession of our inheritance may be to vs on this side Iorden.

33    ^noteSo Moses gaue vnto them, euen to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh the sonne of Ioseph, the kingdome of Sihon King of the ^note Amorites, and the kingdome of Og King of Bashan, the lande with the cities thereof & coastes, euen the cities of the countrey round about.

34   ¶2; Then the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35   And Atroth, Shophan, and Iazer, and Iogbehah,

36   And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, defenced cities: also sheepe foldes.

37   And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

38   And Nebo, and Baal-meon, and turned their names, and Shibmah: and gaue other names vnto the cities which they built.

39   And the children ^note of Machir the sonne of Manasseh went to Gilead, and tooke it, and put out the Amorites that dwelt therein.

40   Then Moses gaue Gilead vnto Machir the sonne of Manasseh, and he dwelt therein.

41    ^noteAnd Iair the sonne of Manasseh went and tooke the small townes thereof, and called them ^note Hauoth Iair.

42   Also Nobah went and tooke Kenath, with the villages thereof and called it Nobah, after his owne name.

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