CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Numbers 32 New American Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/numbers/32.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/numbers/32-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NASB</a> > Numbers 32</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../numbers/31.htm" title="Numbers 31">◄</a> Numbers 32 <a href="../numbers/33.htm" title="Numbers 33">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb/numbers/32.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB 1995">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205> and the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> had<MH1961> a very<MH3966> large<MH6099> number<MH6099> of livestock<MH4735>. So when they saw<MH7200> the land<MH776> of Jazer<MH3270> and the land<MH776> of Gilead<MH1568>, that <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>it was indeed<MH2009> a place<MH4725> suitable<MH4725> for livestock<MH4735>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> and the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205> came<MH935> and spoke<MH559> to Moses<MH4872>, Eleazar<MH499> the priest<MH3548>, and to the leaders<MH5387a> of the congregation<MH5712>, saying<MH559>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“Ataroth<MH5852>, Dibon<MH1769>, Jazer<MH3270>, Nimrah<MH5247>, Heshbon<MH2809>, Elealeh<MH500>, Sebam<MH7643>, Nebo<MH5015a>, and Beon<MH1194>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>the land<MH776> which<MH834> the LORD<MH3068> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>conquered<MH5221> before<MH6440> the congregation<MH5712> of Israel<MH3478>, is a land<MH776> for livestock<MH4735>, and your servants<MH5650> have livestock<MH4735>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And they said<MH559>, “If<MH518> we have found<MH4672> favor<MH2580> in your sight<MH5869>, let this<MH2088> land<MH776> be given<MH5414> to your servants<MH5650> as <i>our</i> property<MH272>; do not take<MH5674a> us across<MH5674a> the Jordan<MH3383>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But Moses<MH4872> said<MH559> to the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> and the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205>, “Should your brothers<MH251> go<MH935> to war<MH4421> while you remain<MH3427> here<MH6311>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And why<MH4100> are you discouraging<MH5106, 3820> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>sons<MH1121> of Israel<MH3478> from crossing<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> into the land<MH776> which<MH834> the LORD<MH3068> has given<MH5414> them? <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> your fathers<MH1> did<MH6213a> when I sent<MH7971> them from Kadesh-barnea<MH6947> to see<MH7200> the land<MH776>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For when they went<MH5927> up<MH5927> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Valley<MH5158a> of Eshcol<MH812> and saw<MH7200> the land<MH776>, they discouraged<MH5106, 3820> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>sons<MH1121> of Israel<MH3478> so that they did not go<MH935> into the land<MH776> which<MH834> the LORD<MH3068> had given<MH5414> them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So the LORD’S<MH3068> anger<MH639> burned<MH2734> on that day<MH3117>, and He swore<MH7650>, saying<MH559>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>‘None<MH518> of the men<MH376> who came<MH5927> up<MH5927> from Egypt<MH4714>, from twenty<MH6242> years<MH8141> old<MH1121> and upward<MH4605>, shall see<MH7200> the land<MH127> which<MH834> I swore<MH7650> to Abraham<MH85>, to Isaac<MH3327>, and to Jacob<MH3290>; for they did not follow<MH310> Me fully<MH4390>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>except<MH1115> Caleb<MH3612> the son<MH1121> of Jephunneh<MH3312> the Kenizzite<MH7074> and Joshua<MH3091> the son<MH1121> of Nun<MH5126>; for they have followed<MH310> the LORD<MH3068> fully<MH4390>.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So the LORD’S<MH3068> anger<MH639> burned<MH2734> against Israel<MH3478>, and He made them wander<MH5128> in the wilderness<MH4057b> for forty<MH705> years<MH8141>, until<MH5704> the entire<MH3605> generation<MH1755> of those who had done<MH6213a> evil<MH7451a> in the sight<MH5869> of the LORD<MH3068> came<MH8552> to<MH8552> an<MH8552> end<MH8552>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Now behold<MH2009>, you have risen<MH6965> up<MH6965> in<MH8478> your fathers’<MH1> place<MH8478>, born<MH8635> of sinful<MH2400> men<MH376>, to add<MH3254> still<MH5750> more<MH5750> to the burning<MH2740> anger<MH639> of the LORD<MH3068> against<MH413> Israel<MH3478>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For <i>if</i> you turn<MH7725> away<MH7725> from following<MH310> Him, He will once<MH3254, 5750> more<MH5750> leave<MH5117> them in the wilderness<MH4057b>, and you will destroy<MH7843> all<MH3605> these<MH2088> people<MH5971a>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then they approached<MH5066> him and said<MH559>, “We will build<MH1129> sheepfolds<MH6629, 1448> for our livestock<MH4735> here<MH6311> and cities<MH5892b> for our little<MH2945> ones<MH2945>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>but we ourselves<MH587> will be armed<MH2502b>, hurrying<MH2363a> ahead<MH6440> of the sons<MH1121> of Israel<MH3478>, until<MH5704, 834, 518> we have brought<MH935> them to their place<MH4725>, while our little<MH2945> ones<MH2945> live<MH3427> in the fortified<MH4013> cities<MH5892b> because<MH4480, 6440> of the inhabitants<MH3427> of the land<MH776>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>We will not return<MH7725> to our homes<MH1004> until<MH5704> every<MH376> one<MH376> of the sons<MH1121> of Israel<MH3478> has gained<MH5157> possession<MH5157> of his inheritance<MH5159>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But we will not have<MH5157> an<MH5157> inheritance<MH5157> with them on the other<MH5676> side<MH5676> of the Jordan<MH3383> and beyond<MH1973>, because<MH3588> our inheritance<MH5159> has come<MH935> to us on this side<MH5676> of the Jordan<MH3383> toward the east<MH4217>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Moses<MH4872> said<MH559> to them, “If<MH518> you will do<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>this<MH2088>, if<MH518> you will arm<MH2502b> yourselves before<MH6440> the LORD<MH3068> for the war<MH4421>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and all<MH3605> of you armed<MH2502b> men<MH2502b> cross<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> the Jordan<MH3383> before<MH6440> the LORD<MH3068> until<MH5704> He has driven<MH3423> His enemies<MH340> out<MH3423> from Him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and the land<MH776> is subdued<MH3533> before<MH6440> the LORD<MH3068>, then afterward<MH310> you may return<MH7725> and be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>free<MH5355a> of<MH5355a> obligation<MH5355a> toward<MH4480> the LORD<MH3068> and toward<MH4480> Israel<MH3478>, and this<MH2088> land<MH776> shall be yours as property<MH272> before<MH6440> the LORD<MH3068>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But if<MH518> you do not do<MH6213a> so<MH3651>, behold<MH2009>, you have sinned<MH2398> against the LORD<MH3068>, and be sure<MH3045> that your sin<MH2403b> will find<MH4672> you out<MH4672>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Build<MH1129> yourselves cities<MH5892b> for your little<MH2945> ones<MH2945>, and sheepfolds<MH1448> for your sheep<MH6792>, and do<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>what you have promised<MH3318, 4480, 6310>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> and the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205> spoke<MH559> to Moses<MH4872>, saying<MH559>, “Your servants<MH5650> will do<MH6213a> just<MH3512c> as<MH3512c> my lord<MH113> commands<MH6680>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Our little<MH2945> ones<MH2945>, our wives<MH802>, our livestock<MH4735>, and all<MH3605> our cattle<MH929> shall <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>remain<MH1961> there<MH8033> in the cities<MH5892b> of Gilead<MH1568>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>while your servants<MH5650>, <i>that is,</i> everyone<MH3605> who is armed<MH2502b> for war<MH6635>, cross<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> in the presence<MH6440> of the LORD<MH3068> to battle<MH4421>, just<MH3512c> as<MH3512c> my lord<MH113> says<MH1696>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So Moses<MH4872> gave<MH6680> the command<MH6680> regarding them to Eleazar<MH499> the priest<MH3548>, to Joshua<MH3091> the son<MH1121> of Nun<MH5126>, and to the heads<MH7218> of the fathers’<MH1> <i>households</i> of the tribes<MH4294> of the sons<MH1121> of Israel<MH3478>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And Moses<MH4872> said<MH559> to them, “If<MH518> the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> and the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205>, everyone<MH3605> who is armed<MH2502b> for battle<MH4421>, cross<MH5674a> with you over<MH5674a> the Jordan<MH3383> in the presence<MH6440> of the LORD<MH3068>, and the land<MH776> is subdued<MH3533> before<MH6440> you, then you shall give<MH5414> them the land<MH776> of Gilead<MH1568> as <i>their</i> property<MH272>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>but if<MH518> they do not cross<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> with you armed<MH2502b>, they shall instead be settled<MH270> among<MH8432> you in the land<MH776> of Canaan<MH3667a>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> and the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205> answered<MH6030a>, saying<MH559>, “As the LORD<MH3068> has said<MH1696> to your servants<MH5650>, so<MH3651> we will do<MH6213a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>We ourselves<MH5168> will cross<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> armed<MH2502b> in the presence<MH6440> of the LORD<MH3068> into the land<MH776> of Canaan<MH3667a>, and the property<MH272> of our inheritance<MH5159> <i>shall remain</i> with us across<MH4480, 5676> the Jordan<MH3383>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>So Moses<MH4872> gave<MH5414> to them, to the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410>, the sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205>, and to the half-tribe<MH2677, 7626> of Joseph’s<MH3130> son<MH1121> Manasseh<MH4519>, the kingdom<MH4467> of Sihon<MH5511>, king<MH4428> of the Amorites<MH567> and the kingdom<MH4467> of Og<MH5747>, the king<MH4428> of Bashan<MH1316>, the land<MH776> with its cities<MH5892b> with <i>their</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>territories<MH1367>, the cities<MH5892b> of the surrounding<MH5439> land<MH776>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And the sons<MH1121> of Gad<MH1410> built<MH1129> Dibon<MH1769>, Ataroth<MH5852>, Aroer<MH6177>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Atroth-shophan<MH5855>, Jazer<MH3270>, Jogbehah<MH3011>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Beth-nimrah<MH1039>, and Beth-haran<MH1027> as fortified<MH4013> cities<MH5892b>, and sheepfolds<MH1448> for sheep<MH6629>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The sons<MH1121> of Reuben<MH7205> built<MH1129> Heshbon<MH2809>, Elealeh<MH500>, Kiriathaim<MH7156>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Nebo<MH5015a>, and Baal-meon<MH1186>—<i>their</i> names<MH8034> being changed<MH5437>—and Sibmah<MH7643>, and they gave<MH7121> <i>other</i> names<MH8034> to the cities<MH5892b> which<MH834> they built<MH1129>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>The sons<MH1121> of Machir<MH4353> the son<MH1121> of Manasseh<MH4519> went<MH1980> to Gilead<MH1568> and took<MH3920> it, and dispossessed<MH3423> the Amorites<MH567> who<MH834> were in it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>So Moses<MH4872> gave<MH5414> Gilead<MH1568> to Machir<MH4353> the son<MH1121> of Manasseh<MH4519>, and he lived<MH3427> in it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Jair<MH2971> the son<MH1121> of Manasseh<MH4519> went<MH1980> and took<MH3920> its <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>towns<MH2333>, and called<MH7121> them <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Havvoth-jair<MH2334>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/32-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Nobah<MH5025> went<MH1980> and took<MH3920> Kenath<MH7079> and its villages<MH1323>, and named<MH7121> it Nobah<MH5025>, after his own name<MH8034>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>behold, the place, a place of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>heart of the sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>wadi</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>heart of the sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>this thing</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>blameless toward</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>that which has gone out of your mouth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>be</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Lit <i>borders</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">41</span> Lit <i>tent villages</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">41</span> I.e., the towns of Jair<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.<br>For Permission to Quote Information visit <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../numbers/31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../numbers/33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>