Num 32:1-5 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large number of livestock . So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead , that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock ,

Numbers 32:1-5

Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead

1 Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a ^avery large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of ^bJazer and the land of Gilead, that ^{▼▼Lit behold, the place, a place of}it was indeed a place suitable for livestock, 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, 3 “ ^dAtaroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land ^ewhich the Lord ^{▼▼Lit struck}conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” 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.”