Numbers 32:1-9 ▼

1 Now, the descendants of Reuben and descendants of Gad happened to be joint owners of a very large herd of cattle. When they observed that Jazer and Gilead were good grazing lands for cattle,

2 the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community and said,

3 |Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—

4 the land that the LORD defeated in the sight of the community of Israel—is perfect for cattle and your servants have cattle.

5 If we've found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our possession instead of us crossing the Jordan River.|

6 |Will your relatives have to go to war while you remain here?| Moses asked the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben in response.

7 |Why would you discourage the Israelis from crossing over to the land that the LORD has given them?

8 That's what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land.

9 When they arrived in the Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelis from entering the land that the LORD had given them.