31 And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the [a]Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

32 We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan: that the possession of our inheritance may be to us on this side Jordan.

33 (A)So Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the [b]Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with the cities thereof and coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:31 This is attributed to the Lord, which his messenger speaketh.
  2. Numbers 32:33 The Amorites dwelled on both sides of Jordan: but here he maketh mention of them that dwelt on this side: and Josh. 10:12, he speaketh of them that inhabited beyond Jordan.

31 The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.(A) 32 We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed,(B) but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.(C)

33 Then Moses gave to the Gadites,(D) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh(E) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites(F) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan(G)—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.(H)

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