²⁹ and Moses saith unto them, `If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over with you the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land hath been subdued before you, then ye have given to them the land of Gilead for a possession;

^{30 Ref} and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'

³¹ And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, `That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants -- so we do;

³² we -- we pass over armed before Jehovah `to' the land of Canaan, and with us `is' the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

^{33 Ref} And Moses giveth to them, to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the land round about.

^{34 Ref} And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

^{35 Ref} and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

^{36 Ref} and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.

^{37 Ref} And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

^{38 Ref} and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by `these' names the names of the cities which they have built.

^{39 Ref} And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who `is' in it;

^{40 Ref} and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

^{41 Ref} And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them `Towns of Jair;'