“The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam,[a] Nebo, and Beon, which the Lord struck down(A) before the community of Israel, is good land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.” They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:3 Sam, LXX read Sibmah (v. 38); Syr reads Sebah

“Ataroth,(A) Dibon,(B) Jazer,(C) Nimrah,(D) Heshbon,(E) Elealeh,(F) Sebam,(G) Nebo(H) and Beon(I) the land the Lord subdued(J) before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock,(K) and your servants have livestock. If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.(L)

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