1. The tribes of Reuben and Gad had many cattle. These people looked at the land near Jazer and Gilead. They saw that this land was good for their cattle.
2. So the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses. They spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.
3-4. They said, “We, your servants, have many cattle. And the land that the Lord let the people of Israel capture is good land for cattle. This land includes the area around Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
5. If it pleases you, we would like this land to be given to us. Don’t take us to the other side of the Jordan River.”
6. Moses told the people from the tribes of Reuben and Gad, “Will you let your brothers go and fight while you settle here?