1. The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pasture land.
2. So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of Israel and said,
3-4. “The Lord has helped us capture the land around the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon. That's good pasture land, and since we own cattle and sheep,
5. would you let us stay here east of the River Jordan and have this land as our own?”