Then he selected the choicest part for himself, For there the ruler’s portion was reserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the Lord, And His ordinances with Israel.”

他为自己选择头一段地，因在那里有设立律法者的份存留。他与百姓的首领同来；他施行耶和华的公义和耶和华与以色列所立的典章。

他为自己看中了最好的，因为那是为掌权者所存留的一份。他与百姓的领袖同来，执行耶和华的公义和耶和华为以色列所立的典章。’

他为自己看中了最好的，因为那是为掌权者所存留的一份。他与百姓的领袖同来，执行耶和华的公义和耶和华为以色列所立的典章。’

他为自己选了最好的土地，是留给首领的那份。他们与众首领同行，施行耶和华的公义和祂给以色列的典章。”

他为自己选择了头一份，因为在那里有指挥者的分存留着；他与人民的众首领一同来，他施行耶和华的公义，以及与以色列有关的典章。”

他為自己選擇頭一段地，因在那裏有設立律法者的分存留。他與百姓的首領同來；他施行耶和華的公義和耶和華與以色列所立的典章。

他為自己看中了最好的，因為那是為掌權者所存留的一份。他與百姓的領袖同來，執行耶和華的公義和耶和華為以色列所立的典章。』

他為自己看中了最好的，因為那是為掌權者所存留的一份。他與百姓的領袖同來，執行耶和華的公義和耶和華為以色列所立的典章。』

他為自己選了最好的土地，是留給首領的那份。他們與眾首領同行，施行耶和華的公義和祂給以色列的典章。」

他為自己選擇了頭一份，因為在那裡有指揮者的分存留著；他與人民的眾首領一同來，他施行耶和華的公義，以及與以色列有關的典章。”

他看上了最好的地段以歸自己，因為在那裏有指揮者的分兒存留着；他和人民的首領一同來，施展永恆主拯救之義氣，同以色列施行永恆主的典章。』

彼先選得其業、乃為立律者所遺留、遂偕族長而來、行耶和華之公義、及其與以色列所立之律例、○

伽得先獲其業、在彼為牧、安居厥所、惟往於民前、代耶和華行義、為以色列伸冤。

彼先得先得或作先簡其業、即設法者、為彼所存之分、遂往於民前、遵主命行公正、以義待以色列人、○

He chose the best land for himself; the leader’s portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the Lord’s righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel.”

He chose the best land for his livestock. The leader’s share was kept for him. The leaders of the people came together. Then Gad carried out the Lord’ s holy plan. He carried out the Lord’ s decisions for Israel.”

He chose the best of the land for himself, for there a commander’s portion was reserved; and he came with the heads of the people, with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments for Israel.”

The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; a leader’s share was assigned to them. When the leaders of the people were assembled, they carried out the Lord’s justice and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”

He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the LORD’s justice and his ordinances for Israel.

He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the Lord, And His judgments with Israel.”

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the Lord’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.

And he provided the first part for himself, because there,[ in] a portion of the lawgiver,[ was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the LORD and his ordinances with Israel.

He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion reserved was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross ahead of your brothers in battle formation, all your valiant warriors, and shall help them,

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,and said to them,“ You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.You have not abandoned your brothers these many days to this day, but have fulfilled the obligation of the commandment of the Lord your God.And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers, as He spoke to them; therefore turn now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan.

At the sound of those who distribute water among the watering places, There they will recount the righteous deeds of the Lord, The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.

The sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh crossed over in battle formation before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them;about forty thousand equipped for war, crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.

“ For the leaders leading in Israel, For the people volunteering, Bless the Lord!

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,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,“ Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,the land which the Lord conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”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.”But Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben,“ Should your brothers go to war while you remain here?

Then they approached him and said,“ We will build sheepfolds for our livestock here and cities for our little ones;but we ourselves will be armed, hurrying ahead of the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.We will not return to our homes until every one of the sons of Israel has gained possession of his inheritance.But we will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan toward the east.”So Moses said to them,“ If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,and all of you armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven His enemies out from Him,and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be free of obligation toward the Lord and toward Israel, and this land shall be yours as property before the Lord.But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin will find you out.Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”Then the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying,“ Your servants will do just as my lord commands.Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,while your servants, that is, everyone who is armed for war, cross over in the presence of the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.”So Moses gave the command regarding them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons of Israel.And Moses said to them,“ If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, everyone who is armed for battle, cross with you over the Jordan in the presence of the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as their property;but if they do not cross over with you armed, they shall instead be settled among you in the land of Canaan.”And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying,“ As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.”So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and to the half tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.And the sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,Atroth shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,Beth nimrah, and Beth haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds for sheep.The sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,Nebo, and Baal meon— their names being changed— and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built.The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.So Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth jair.Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and named it Nobah, after his own name.