Deuteronomy 33:21 Cross References - ACV

²¹ 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 LORD, and his ordinances with Israel.

¹ Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle. And when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle, ² the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying, ³ Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, ⁴ the land which LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle. ⁵ And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession. Bring us not over the Jordan. ⁶ And Moses said to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall ye sit here?

¹⁶ And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones, ¹⁷ but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. ¹⁸ We will not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. ¹⁹ For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward. ²⁰ And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before LORD to the war, ²¹ and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him, ²² and the land is subdued before LORD, then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards LORD, and towards Israel, and this land shall be to you for a possession before LORD. ²³ But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out. ²⁴ Build for you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep, and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth. ²⁵ And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands. ²⁶ Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead, ²⁷ but thy servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before LORD to battle, as my lord says. ²⁸ So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel. ²⁹ And Moses said to them, If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you, then ye 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 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, As LORD has said to thy servants, so we will do. ³² We will pass over armed before LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance is with us beyond the Jordan. ³³ And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities of it with their borders, even the cities of the land round about. ³⁴ And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, ³⁵ and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah, ³⁶ and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep. ³⁷ And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim, ³⁸ and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities which they built. ³⁹ And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were in it. ⁴⁰ And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it. ⁴¹ And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns of it, and called them Havvoth-jair. ⁴² And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages of it, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but ye shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them

¹² And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the sons of Israel, as Moses spoke to them. ¹³ About forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

¹ Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ² and said to them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of LORD commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you. ³ Ye have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of LORD your God. ⁴ And now LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as he spoke to them. Therefore now turn ye, and get you to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.

² That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye LORD.

¹¹ Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they shall rehearse the righteous acts of LORD, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of LORD went down to the gates.