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29 And Moses said to them, If the sons of Gad and Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man armed to battle before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession.

30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

31 The sons of Gad and Reuben answered, As the Lord has said to your servants, so will we do.

32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours.

33 Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and of Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and their territories, even the cities round about the country.

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29 He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you,(A) you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.(B) 30 But if they do not cross over(C) with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.(D)

31 The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.(E) 32 We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed,(F) but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.(G)

33 Then Moses gave to the Gadites,(H) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh(I) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites(J) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan(K)—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.(L)

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