Numbers 32:23-32
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 32
23But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin will find you out. 24Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.'
25Then the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, 'Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
26Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,
27while your servants, that is, everyone who is armed for war, cross over in the presence of the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.'
28So Moses gave the command regarding them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
29And Moses said to them, 'If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, everyone who is armed for battle, cross with you over the Jordan in the presence of the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as their property;
30but if they do not cross over with you armed, they shall instead be settled among you in the land of Canaan.'
31And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, 'As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.
32We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.'
King James Version
Chapter 32
23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. 24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
28So 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:
29And 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:
30But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
32We 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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 32
23But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you. 24Build cities for your dependents and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised."
25The Gadites and Reubenites answered Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
26Our dependents, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead,
27but your servants are equipped for war before the Lord and will go across to the battle as my lord orders."
28So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
29Moses told them, "If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, every man in battle formation before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30But if they don’t go across with you in battle formation, they must accept land in Canaan with you."
New Living Translation
Chapter 32
23But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 24Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.'
25Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, 'We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.
26Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead.
27But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.'
28So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel.
29He said, 'The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the Lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.
30But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 32
23But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out. 24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised." 25And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands. 26Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, 27but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders."
28So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers ' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.
29And Moses said to them, "If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the Lord, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession.
30However, if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan."
31And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, "What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do.
32We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."
New International Version
Chapter 32
23"But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 24Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised."
25The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, "We your servants will do as our lord commands.
26Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
27But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says."
28Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
29He said to them, "If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.
30But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan."
New King James Version
Chapter 32
23But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out. 24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.”
25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands.
26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead;
27but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”
28So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel.
29And Moses said to them: “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
