Study Desk

So we are bringing the Lord 's gift from every soldier. We are bringing things that are made of gold—armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This gift to the Lord is to make us pure."

So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted all these gold items from them.

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.

"The Lord was very angry with the Israelites. So he made the people stay in the desert for 40 years. He made them stay there until all the people who had sinned against the Lord were dead.

So Moses told them, "If you do all these things, this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle.

Then the people from the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, "We are your servants. You are our master, so we will do what you say.

So Moses, Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and all the leaders of the tribes of Israel heard them make that promise.

So Moses gave that land to the people of Gad, to the people of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh. (Manasseh was Joseph's son.) That land included the kingdom of Sihon the Amorite and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan and all the cities around that area.

So Moses gave Gilead to Makir from the tribe of Manasseh, and his family settled there.

Then that border will go to Ziphron and it will end at Hazar Enan. So that will be your northern border.

So Moses gave this command to the Israelites, "That is the land that you will get. You will throw lots to divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh, as the Lord commanded.

So you will give a total of 48 cities to the Levites. You will also give them the land around those cities.

The large tribes of Israel will get large pieces of land. The small tribes of Israel will get small pieces of land. So the large tribes will give more cities and the small tribes will give fewer cities to the Levites."

I am the Lord . I will be living in your country with the Israelites, so don't make it unclean with the blood of innocent people."

So the land must not be passed from tribe to tribe among the Israelites. Each Israelite will keep the land that belonged to their own ancestors."

So Zelophehad's daughters obeyed the Lord 's command to Moses.

Their husbands were from Manasseh's family groups, so their land remained within their father's family group and tribe.

So these are the laws and commands that the Lord gave to Moses in the Jordan Valley in Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

And now, there are even more of you. The Lord your God has added more and more people, so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky.

So choose some men from each tribe, and I will make them leaders over you. Choose wise men with experience who understand people.'