He chose the best land for his livestock. The leader’s share was kept for him. The leaders of the people came together. Then Gad carried out the Lord’ s holy plan. He carried out the Lord’ s decisions for Israel.”

他为自己选择头一段地，因在那里有设立律法者的份存留。他与百姓的首领同来；他施行耶和华的公义和耶和华与以色列所立的典章。

他为自己看中了最好的，因为那是为掌权者所存留的一份。他与百姓的领袖同来，执行耶和华的公义和耶和华为以色列所立的典章。’

他为自己看中了最好的，因为那是为掌权者所存留的一份。他与百姓的领袖同来，执行耶和华的公义和耶和华为以色列所立的典章。’

他为自己选了最好的土地，是留给首领的那份。他们与众首领同行，施行耶和华的公义和祂给以色列的典章。”

他为自己选择了头一份，因为在那里有指挥者的分存留着；他与人民的众首领一同来，他施行耶和华的公义，以及与以色列有关的典章。”

他為自己選擇頭一段地，因在那裏有設立律法者的分存留。他與百姓的首領同來；他施行耶和華的公義和耶和華與以色列所立的典章。

他為自己看中了最好的，因為那是為掌權者所存留的一份。他與百姓的領袖同來，執行耶和華的公義和耶和華為以色列所立的典章。』

他為自己看中了最好的，因為那是為掌權者所存留的一份。他與百姓的領袖同來，執行耶和華的公義和耶和華為以色列所立的典章。』

他為自己選了最好的土地，是留給首領的那份。他們與眾首領同行，施行耶和華的公義和祂給以色列的典章。」

他為自己選擇了頭一份，因為在那裡有指揮者的分存留著；他與人民的眾首領一同來，他施行耶和華的公義，以及與以色列有關的典章。”

他看上了最好的地段以歸自己，因為在那裏有指揮者的分兒存留着；他和人民的首領一同來，施展永恆主拯救之義氣，同以色列施行永恆主的典章。』

彼先選得其業、乃為立律者所遺留、遂偕族長而來、行耶和華之公義、及其與以色列所立之律例、○

伽得先獲其業、在彼為牧、安居厥所、惟往於民前、代耶和華行義、為以色列伸冤。

彼先得先得或作先簡其業、即設法者、為彼所存之分、遂往於民前、遵主命行公正、以義待以色列人、○

He chose the best land for himself; the leader’s portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the Lord’s righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel.”

He chose the best of the land for himself, for there a commander’s portion was reserved; and he came with the heads of the people, with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments for Israel.”

The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; a leader’s share was assigned to them. When the leaders of the people were assembled, they carried out the Lord’s justice and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”

He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the LORD’s justice and his ordinances for Israel.

Then he selected the choicest part for himself, For there the ruler’s portion was reserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the Lord, And His ordinances with Israel.”

He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the Lord, And His judgments with Israel.”

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the Lord’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.

And he provided the first part for himself, because there,[ in] a portion of the lawgiver,[ was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the LORD and his ordinances with Israel.

He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion reserved was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”

Your wives, children and livestock can stay here east of the Jordan River. Moses gave you this land. But all your fighting men must get ready for battle. They must go across ahead of the other tribes. You must help them

Joshua sent for the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh.He said to them,“ You have done everything that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded. You have also obeyed everything I commanded.For a long time now you haven’t deserted the other Israelites. Instead, you have done what the Lord your God sent you to do. You have obeyed him right up to this day.Now the Lord your God has given the other tribes peace and rest. That’s what he promised to do. So return to your homes. They are in the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you. It’s on the east side of the Jordan River.

the voices of the singers at the watering places. They sing about the victories of the Lord. They sing about the victories of his people who live in Israel’s villages.“ The people of the Lord went down to the city gates.

Among the people who went across the river were men from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. The men were ready for battle. They went across ahead of the rest of the Israelites. It was just as Moses had directed them.There were about 40,000 of them. All of them were ready for battle. They went across in front of the ark of the Lord. They marched to the plains around Jericho. They were prepared to go to war.

“ The princes in Israel lead the way. The people follow them just because they want to. When this happens, praise the Lord!

The tribes of Reuben and Gad had very large herds and flocks. They looked at the lands of Jazer and Gilead. They saw that those lands were just right for livestock.So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest. They also came to the leaders of the community. They said,“ We have seen the cities of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah and Heshbon. We’ve seen Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon.All of them are in the land the Lord has brought under Israel’s control. This land is just right for livestock. And we have livestock.We hope you are pleased with us,” they continued.“ If you are, please give us this land. Then it will belong to us. But don’t make us go across the Jordan River.”Moses spoke to the people of Gad and Reuben. He said,“ Should the rest of us go to war while you stay here?

Then they came up to Moses. They said,“ We would like to build pens here for our livestock. We would also like to build cities for our women and children.But we will prepare ourselves for battle. We’re even ready to go ahead of the Israelites. We’ll march out with them until we’ve brought them to their place. While we’re gone, our women and children will live in cities that have high walls around them. That will keep them safe from the people living in this land.We won’t return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their share of the land.We won’t receive any share with them on the west side of the Jordan River. We’ve already received our share here on the east side.”Then Moses said to them,“ Do what you have promised to do. Get ready to fight for the Lord.Prepare yourselves and go across the Jordan River. Fight for the Lord until he has driven out his enemies in front of him.When the land is under the Lord’ s control, you can come back here. Your duty to the Lord and Israel will be over. Then the Lord will give you this land as your own.“ But what if you fail to do your duty? Then you will be sinning against the Lord. And you may be sure that your sin will be discovered. It will be brought out into the open.So build up cities for your women and children. Make sheep pens for your flocks. But do what you have promised to do.”The people of Gad and Reuben spoke to Moses. They said,“ We will do just as you command.Our children and wives will remain here in the cities of Gilead. So will our flocks and herds.But we will prepare ourselves for battle. We’ll go across the Jordan River and fight for the Lord. We will do just as you have said.”Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest. He gave the same orders to Joshua, the son of Nun. He also spoke to the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.He said,“ The men of Gad and Reuben must get ready for battle. They must go across the Jordan River with you. They must help you fight for the Lord. They must stay with you until the land has been brought under your control. If they do, you must give them the land of Gilead as their own.But what if they don’t get ready for battle? What if they don’t go across the Jordan with you? Then they must accept a share with you in Canaan.”The people of Gad and Reuben gave their answer. They said,“ We will do what the Lord has said.We’ll get ready for battle. We’ll go across the Jordan into Canaan. We’ll fight for the Lord there. But the property we receive will be on this side of the Jordan River.”Then Moses gave their land to them. He gave it to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh was Joseph’s son. One part of that land had belonged to the kingdom of Sihon. He was the king of the Amorites. The other part had belonged to the kingdom of Og. He was the king of Bashan. Moses gave that whole land to those two and a half tribes. It included its cities and the territory around them.The people of Gad built up the cities of Dibon, Ataroth and Aroer.They built up Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran. They built a high wall around each of those cities. They also built sheep pens for their flocks.The people of Reuben built up Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim.They also built up Nebo, Baal Meon and Sibmah. They gave new names to the cities they had built up.The people of Makir, the son of Manasseh, went to the land of Gilead. They captured it. They drove out the Amorites living there.So Moses gave Gilead to the people of Makir, the son of Manasseh. And they settled there.Jair was from the family line of Manasseh. Jair captured Gilead’s settlements. He called them Havvoth Jair.Nobah captured Kenath and the settlements around it. He named it after himself.