Bible Cross References
the first part
Numbers 32:1-6
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Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great number of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that behold the place was a place for livestock,
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the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
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Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,
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the land which Jehovah has struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.
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Therefore they said, If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not cause us to pass over the Jordan.
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And Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben: Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?
Numbers 32:16-6
Numbers 32:17-42
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but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
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We will not return to our homes until every one of the sons of Israel has received his inheritance.
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For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.
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And Moses said to them: If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,
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and you all cross over the Jordan armed before Jehovah until He has driven out His enemies before Him,
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and the land is subdued before Jehovah, then afterward you may return and be blameless before Jehovah and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before Jehovah.
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But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against Jehovah; and recognize that your sin will find you out.
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Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.
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And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: Your servants will do as my lord commands.
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Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
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but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, just as my lord says.
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So 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.
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And Moses said to them: If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before Jehovah, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
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But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
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And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying: As Jehovah has said to your servants, so we will do.
32
We will cross over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan.
33
And Moses gave to the sons of Gad, to the sons of Reuben, and to the half-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 its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.
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And the sons of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
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Atroth-shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,
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Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
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And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim,
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Nebo and Baal-meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
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And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
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And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.
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And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured its small towns, and called them Havoth-jair.
42
And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah, after his own name.
a portion
Numbers 32:33
And Moses gave to the sons of Gad, to the sons of Reuben, and to the half-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 its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.
Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses has given you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,
Joshua 22:4
And now Jehovah your God has given rest to your brethren, as He has promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah has given you on the other side of the Jordan.
he came
Numbers 32:16
And they came near to him and said: We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
Numbers 32:21
and you all cross over the Jordan armed before Jehovah until He has driven out His enemies before Him,
Joshua 4:12
And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before Jehovah for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Judges 5:2
When commanders lead in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless Jehovah!
Judges 5:11
At the sound where they divide the flocks among the places to draw water, there they shall recount the righteous acts of Jehovah, the righteous acts to His village dwellers in Israel; then the people of Jehovah shall go down to the gates.