Numbers 32:2-6
Numbers 32:2
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,
Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Numbers 32:4
the land which the Lord conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”
Numbers 32:5
And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our property; do not take us across the Jordan.”
Numbers 32:6
But Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, “Should your brothers go to war while you remain here?