1. The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,
2. they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said,
3. “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
4. The lord has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock.
5. If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.”
6. “Do you intend to stay here while your brothers go across and do all the fighting?” Moses asked the men of Gad and Reuben.