‘ “When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realises his guilt
Numbers 32:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and said to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, American Standard Version (1901) the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, Common English Bible So the Gadites and the Reubenites came and said to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs of the community: Catholic Public Domain Version they went to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the multitude, and they said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said: |
‘ “When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realises his guilt
The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
‘Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon –
and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.’
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasture-lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
Why did you stay among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.