Numbers Chapter 32
The squad from Reuben and Gad had a ton of cattle, and when they peeped Jazer and Gilead, they were like, "This spot is fire for cows."
Now 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;
Then, the Gad and Reuben crew pulled up to Moses, Eleazar, and the leaders, saying, "Yo, we need to chat."
The 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,
Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon—those are the places you gotta know.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, {Nimrah: also called, Bethnimrah} {Shebam: also called, Shibmah} {Beon: also called, Baalmeon}
The land God laid down for Israel is legit for cattle, and we got mad cows, no cap.
{Even} the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, {is} a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
So they were like, "If we’re chill with you, can we snag this land for our fam and skip the Jordan cross?"
Wherefore, 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.
Moses was like, "So your dudes are just gonna chill while you bounce on the war?"
And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
And why throw shade on Israel, making them hesitant about stepping into the land God promised?
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? {discourage: Heb. break}
Your pops did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh to scope the land.
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
When they hit up the Eshcol valley and checked out the land, they straight up discouraged Israel from going in.
For 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.
And God got heated right then, swearing, "Periodt."
And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
For real, none of the homies who dipped from Egypt, age 20 and older, are seeing the promised land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; they didn’t roll with me, no cap.
Surely 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: {wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me}
Except for Caleb and Joshua; those dudes were totally vibing with the Lord.
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
God was vexed with Israel, making them wander in the desert for 40 years until that whole sus generation was gone.
And 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.
Look, you guys are just like your fathers, more sinful folks, adding fuel to God’s anger toward Israel.
And, 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.
If you bail on Him, He’ll leave y’all in the wilderness again, and that’ll mess up the whole crew.
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
They came to Moses and said, "We’ll build sheep pens for our cattle and cities for the kiddos."
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
But we’ll step up front, ready to fight for Israel until they’re all settled, and our kids will chill in the safe cities 'cause of the locals.
But 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.
We ain’t rolling back home until every Israelite gets their slice of the land.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
We’re not claiming our share on the other side of the Jordan; our inheritance is over here, east side.
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
Moses told them, "If you pull this off, if you’re down to fight for the Lord,"
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
Y’all gotta head out armed across the Jordan for the Lord until He clears out the enemies, no cap.
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
Once the land is chill with the Lord, you can bounce back without guilt, and this land will be yours, periodt.
And 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.
But if you don’t do this, just know you’ve sinned against the Lord: your wrongs will catch up to you, fr.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Build cities for your kiddos and pens for your sheep; keep it real with what you said.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
The Gad and Reuben crew told Moses, "We got you, we’ll follow your commands, no doubt."
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Our kids, wives, flocks, and all our cattle will chill in the cities of Gilead.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
But we’re rolling out, every dude ready for battle, standing before the Lord, just like you said.
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
So Moses informed Eleazar the priest, Joshua, and the main fams of Israel’s tribes about this.
So 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:
Moses said, "If Gad and Reuben roll with you across the Jordan, armed for battle, the land is yours; then Gilead is theirs."
And 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:
But if they don’t roll out armed, they can keep their stuff in Canaan with you.
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
The kids of Gad and Reuben were like, "For real, we got you. We’ll do what the Lord told us, no cap."
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
We’re gonna head out armed before the Lord into Canaan, so we can claim our spot on this side of the Jordan.
We 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.
Moses hooked up Gad, Reuben, and half of Manasseh with the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, plus all the nearby cities.
And 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.
The kids of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer, straight up.
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
And they also crafted Atroth, Shophan, Jaazer, and Jogbehah, no cap.
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, {Jaazer: also called, Jazer}
They built fenced cities like Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, plus some dope sheep pens.
And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. {Bethnimrah: also called, Nimrah}
The kids of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, fr.
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
And they renamed Nebo, Baal-meon, and Shibmah, giving new names to the cities they built, periodt.
And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. {gave...: Heb. they called by names the names of the cities}
The fam of Machir, son of Manasseh, rolled into Gilead, took it, and booted the Amorites out.
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which {was} in it.
Moses gave Gilead to Machir, and he was chilling there.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Then Jair, Manasseh's kid, rolled up and snagged the little towns, naming them Havoth–jair.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
Nobah swooped in, took Kenath and the nearby spots, and named it Nobah, keeping it 100 with his own name.
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.