1Now the Bnei Reuven and the Bnei Gad had a very great multitude of mikneh; and when they saw Eretz Yazer, and Eretz Gil'ad, that, hinei, the makom was a makom for mikneh;

2The Bnei Gad and the Bnei Reuven came and spoke unto Moshe, and to El'azar HaKohen, and unto the nasiim of the Edah, saying,

3Atarot, and Divon, and Yazer, and Nimrah, and Cheshbon, and Elealeh, and Sevam, and Nevo, and Be'on,

4Even HaAretz which Hashem struck to conquer before the Adat Yisroel, is an eretz for mikneh, and thy avadim have mikneh.

5They said, If we have found chen in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy avadim for an achuzzah, and bring us not over Yarden.

6And Moshe said unto the Bnei Gad and to the Bnei Reuven, Shall your achim go to milchamah while ye sit here?

7And why discourage ye the lev Bnei Yisroel from going over into HaAretz which Hashem hath given them?

8Thus did Avoteichem, when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to look over HaAretz.

9For when they went up unto the Eshcol Valley, and saw HaAretz, they discouraged the lev Bnei Yisroel, that they should not go into HaAretz which Hashem had given them.

10And the Af Hashem was kindled on that day, and He swore, saying,

11Surely none of the anashim that came up out of Mitzrayim, from twenty years old and upward, shall see HaAdamah which I swore unto Avraham, unto Yitzchak, and unto Ya'akov; because they have not fully followed Me;

12Except Kalev Ben Yephunneh the Kenizi, and Yehoshua Ben Nun; for they have fully followed after Hashem.

13And the Af Hashem was kindled against Yisroel, and He made them wander in the midbar arba'im shanah, until kol hador that had done harah in the sight of Hashem, were consumed.

14And, hinei, ye are risen up in the place of Avoteichem a brood of anashim chatta'im to add even more to charon af Hashem against Yisroel.

15For if ye turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the midbar; and ye shall destroy kol HaAm Hazeh.

16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build gidrot tzon here for our mikneh, and towns for our little ones;

17But we ourselves will go ready armed ahead of the Bnei Yisroel, until we have brought them unto their makom; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of HaAretz.

18We will not return unto bateinu, until the Bnei Yisroel have inherited every ish his nachalah.

19For we will not inherit with them across the Yarden, or beyond; because our nachalah is fallen to us on this side of the Yarden eastward.

20And Moshe said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before Hashem to milchamah,

21And will go all of you armed over Yarden before Hashem, until He hath driven out His oyevim from before Him,

22And HaAretz be subdued before Hashem; then afterward ye shall return, and be nekiyim before Hashem, and before Yisroel; and HaAretz Hazot shall be your achuzzah before Hashem.

23But if ye will not do so, hinei, ye have sinned against Hashem and be sure chattatechem (your sin) will find you out.

24Build you towns for your little ones, and your gidrot tzon; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

25And the Bnei Gad and the Bnei Reuven spoke unto Moshe saying, Thy avadim will do as adoni commandeth.

26Our little ones, our nashim, our mikneh, and all behemeteinu, shall stay there in the cities of Gil'ad;

27But thy avadim will cross over, every man armed for war, before Hashem to battle, as adoni saith.

28So concerning them Moshe commanded El'azar HaKohen, and Yehoshua Ben Nun, and the Rashei Avot HaMattot of the Bnei Yisroel;

29And Moshe said unto them, If the Bnei Gad and the Bnei Reuven will cross with you over Yarden, every man armed for battle, before Hashem, and HaAretz shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them Eretz Gil'ad for an achuzzah;

30But if they will not cross over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in Eretz Kena'an.

31And the Bnei Gad and the Bnei Reuven answered, saying, As Hashem hath said unto thy avadim, so will we do.

32We will cross over armed before Hashem into Eretz Kena'an, that the achuzzat nachalateinu on that side of the Yarden may be our own.

33And Moshe gave unto them, even to the Bnei Gad, and to the Bnei Reuven, and unto half the shevet of Menasheh Ben Yosef, the kingdom of Sichon Melech HaEmori, and the kingdom of Og Melech HaBashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the territories, even the cities of the surrounding land.

34And the Bnei Gad built Divon, and Atarot, and Aro'er,

35And Atrot Shophan, Yazer, and Yogbehah,

36And Beit-Nimrah and Beit-Haran, fortified cities; and gidrot tzon.

37And the Bnei Reuven built Cheshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiryatayim,

38And Nevo, and Ba'al-Me'on, (their shem being changed) and Sivmah; and gave other shmot unto the cities which they built.

39And the Bnei Machir Ben Menasheh went to Gil'ad, and captured it, and dispossessed the Emori (Amorite) which was in it.

40And Moshe gave Gil'ad unto Machir Ben Menasheh; and he dwelt therein.

41And Yair Ben Menasheh went and captured the settlements thereof, and called them Chavot Ya'ir.

42And Novach went and captured Kenat, and the villages thereof, and called it Novach, after shmo.