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Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock,
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the children of Gad and the children 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 country which the Lord defeated 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 sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan."
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And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: "Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?
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Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?
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Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.