- Numbers 32:1
וּמִקְנֶה ׀ רַב הָיָה לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלִבְנֵי־גָד עָצוּם מְאֹד וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־אֶרֶץ יַעְזֵר וְאֶת־אֶרֶץ גִּלְעָד וְהִנֵּה הַמָּקוֹם מְקוֹם מִקְנֶה׃
The Reubenites and the Gadites owned cattle in very great numbers. Noting that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were a region suitable for cattle,
Targum Onkelos
וּבְעִיר סַגִּי הֲוָה לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלִבְנֵי גָּד תַּקִּיף לַחְדָּא וַחֲזוֹ יָת אֲרַע יַעְזֵר וְיָת אֲרַע גִּלְעָד וְהָא אַתְרָא אֲתַר כָּשַׁר לְבֵית בְּעִיר׃
Very large herds belonged to the children (tribes) of Reuvein and Gad—[an] extremely large [number]; and they saw the land of Ya’zeir and the land of Gilad, and behold, the region was an area [suited] for livestock.
- Numbers 32:2
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵי־גָד וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹר׃
the Gadites and the Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the chieftains of the community, and said,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתוֹ בְנֵי גָּד וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וַאֲמַרוּ לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְאֶלְעָזָר כָּהֲנָא וּלְרַבְרְבֵי כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְמֵימַר׃
The tribes of Reuvein and Gad came and spoke to Moshe and to Elozor the kohein, and to the princes of the community, saying:
- Numbers 32:3
עֲטָרוֹת וְדִיבֹן וְיַעְזֵר וְנִמְרָה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵה וּשְׂבָם וּנְבוֹ וּבְעֹן׃
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—
Targum Onkelos
עֲטָרוֹת וְדִיבוֹן וְיַעְזֵר וְנִמְרָה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵה וּשְׂבָם וּנְבוֹ וּבְעוֹן׃
“Ataros, Divon, Ya’zeir, [Machlelta and Malbeshta and Kumrin,] Nimrah [Beis Nimrin], Cheshbon [Beis Chushbana], Elalei [Baalei Debaba], Sevam [Kima], Nevo [Moshe’s burial place] and Be’on,
- Numbers 32:4
הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה יְהֹוָה לִפְנֵי עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶרֶץ מִקְנֶה הִוא וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ מִקְנֶה׃
the land that GOD has conquered for the community of Israel—is cattle country, and your servants have cattle.
Targum Onkelos
אַרְעָא דִּמְחָא יְיָ יָת יָתְבַהָא קֳדָם כְּנִשְׁתָּא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרַע כָּשְׁרָא לְבֵית בְּעִיר הִיא וּלְעַבְדָךְ אִית בְּעִיר׃
the land that Adonoy struck down [its inhabitants] before Bnei Yisroel, is an area [suited] for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”
- Numbers 32:5
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִם־מָצָאנוּ חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ יֻתַּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לַעֲבָדֶיךָ לַאֲחֻזָּה אַל־תַּעֲבִרֵנוּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן׃
It would be a favor to us,” they continued, “if this land were given to your servants as a holding; do not move us across the Jordan.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ אִם אַשְׁכַּחְנָא רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינָךְ תִּתְיְהֵיב אַרְעָא הָדָא לְעַבְדָךְ לְאַחְסָנָא לָא תַעְבְּרִנַּנָא יָת יַרְדְּנָא׃
They said: “If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not bring us over the Yardein.”
- Numbers 32:6
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן הַאַחֵיכֶם יָבֹאוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה וְאַתֶּם תֵּשְׁבוּ פֹה׃
Moses replied to the Gadites and the Reubenites, “Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here?
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי גָּד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן הַאֲחֵיכוֹן יֵיתוֹן לְאָגָחָא קְרָבָא וְאַתּוּן תִּתְּבוּן הָכָא׃
Moshe said to the children (tribes) of Gad and Reuvein: “Should your brothers go out to war while you settle here?
- Numbers 32:7
וְלָמָּה (תנואון) [תְנִיאוּן] אֶת־לֵב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֲבֹר אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָהֶם יְהֹוָה׃
Why will you turn the minds of the Israelites from crossing into the land that GOD has given them?
Targum Onkelos
וּלְמָא תוֹנוֹן יָת לִבָּא דִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִלְּמִעְבַּר לְאַרְעָא דִּיהַב לְהוֹן יְיָ׃
Why do you dishearten Bnei Yisroel from crossing over to the land that Adonoy has given them?
- Numbers 32:8
כֹּה עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתֵיכֶם בְּשׇׁלְחִי אֹתָם מִקָּדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃
That is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to survey the land.
Targum Onkelos
כְּדֵין עֲבַדוּ אֲבָהָתְכוֹן כַּד שְׁלַחִית יָתְהוֹן מֵרְקַם גֵּיאָה לְמִחְזֵי יָת אַרְעָא׃
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadeish Barnei’a [Rekam Geyah] to look at the land.
- Numbers 32:9
וַיַּעֲלוּ עַד־נַחַל אֶשְׁכּוֹל וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּנִיאוּ אֶת־לֵב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבִלְתִּי־בֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָהֶם יְהֹוָה׃
After going up to the wadi Eshcol and surveying the land, they turned the minds of the Israelites from invading the land that GOD had given them.
Targum Onkelos
וּסְלִיקוּ עַד נַחְלָא דְּאֶתְכָּלָא וַחֲזוֹ יָת אַרְעָא וְאוֹנִיאוּ יָת לִבָּא דִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּדִיל דְּלָא לְמֵיעַל לְאַרְעָא דִּיהַב לְהוֹן יְיָ׃
They went up to Nachal Eshkol and saw the land. They then disheartened Bnei Yisroel from coming [so as not to go up] into the land that Adonoy has given them.
- Numbers 32:10
וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיִּשָּׁבַע לֵאמֹר׃
Thereupon GOD was incensed and swore,
Targum Onkelos
וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דַּייָ בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא וְקַיֵּים לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy displayed His anger on that day and He swore, saying:
- Numbers 32:11
אִם־יִרְאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים הָעֹלִים מִמִּצְרַיִם מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה אֵת הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב כִּי לֹא־מִלְאוּ אַחֲרָי׃
‘None of those involved from twenty years up who came out of Egypt shall see the land that I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they did not remain loyal to Me—
Targum Onkelos
אִם יִחְזוֹן גּוּבְרַיָּא דִּסְלִיקוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם מִבַּר עֶשְׂרִין שְׁנִין וּלְעֵילָא יָת אַרְעָא דְּקַיֵּימִית לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב אֲרֵי לָא אַשְׁלִימוּ בָּתַר דַּחְלְתִי׃
’None of the men who came up from Egypt will see—those who are twenty years and above—the land that I swore to Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaakov, for they did not follow Me fully [fear Me].
- Numbers 32:12
בִּלְתִּי כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה הַקְּנִזִּי וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן כִּי מִלְאוּ אַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה׃
none except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they remained loyal to GOD.’
Targum Onkelos
אֱלָהֵין כָּלֵב בַּר יְפֻנֶּה קְנִזָּאָה וִיהוֹשֻעַ בַּר נוּן אֲרֵי אַשְׁלִימוּ בָּתַר דַּחְלְתָא דַּייָ׃
Except for Kaleiv, son of Yefuneh, the Kenizite, and Yehoshua, son of Nun, because they followed [the fear of] Adonoy fully.’
- Numbers 32:13
וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְנִעֵם בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה עַד־תֹּם כׇּל־הַדּוֹר הָעֹשֶׂה הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה׃
Incensed at Israel, GOD made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the whole generation that had provoked GOD’s displeasure was gone.
Targum Onkelos
וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דַּייָ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאוֹחַרִנּוּן בְּמַדְבְּרָא אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין עַד דְּסָף כָּל דָּרָא דַּעֲבַד דְּבִישׁ קֳדָם יְיָ׃
Adonoy displayed anger against Yisroel and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the end (death) of the entire generation that had done evil in the eyes of [before] Adonoy.
- Numbers 32:14
וְהִנֵּה קַמְתֶּם תַּחַת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תַּרְבּוּת אֲנָשִׁים חַטָּאִים לִסְפּוֹת עוֹד עַל חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהֹוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
And now you, a breed of sinful men, have replaced your fathers, to add still further to GOD’s wrath against Israel.
Targum Onkelos
וְהָא קַמְתּוּן בָּתַר אֲבָהָתְכוֹן תַּלְמִידֵי גּוּבְרַיָּא חַיָּיבַיָּא לְאוֹסָפָא עוֹד עַל תְּקוֹף רוּגְזָא דַּייָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Behold, you have now risen in the place of your fathers as a group [disciples] of sinners, to add to the [mighty] wrath of Adonoy against Yisroel.
- Numbers 32:15
כִּי תְשׁוּבֻן מֵאַחֲרָיו וְיָסַף עוֹד לְהַנִּיחוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר וְשִׁחַתֶּם לְכׇל־הָעָם הַזֶּה׃
If you turn away from [God], who then abandons them once more in the wilderness, you will bring calamity upon all this people.”
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי תְתוּבוּן מִבָּתַר דַּחְלְתֵיהּ וְיוֹסֵיף עוֹד לְאוֹחָרוּתְהוֹן בְּמַדְבְּרָא וּתְחַבְּלוּן לְכָל עַמָּא הָדֵין׃
If you will turn away from following [fearing] Him, He will again place [delay] them in the wilderness. and you will destroy this entire nation.”
- Numbers 32:16
וַיִּגְּשׁוּ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ גִּדְרֹת צֹאן נִבְנֶה לְמִקְנֵנוּ פֹּה וְעָרִים לְטַפֵּנוּ׃
Then they stepped up to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our flocks and towns for our dependents.
Targum Onkelos
וּקְרִיבוּ לְוָתֵיהּ וַאֲמַרוּ חַטְרִין דְּעָאן נִבְנֵי לִבְעִירַנָא הָכָא וְקִרְוִין לְטַפְלַנָא׃
They (the tribes of Reuvein and Gad) approached him (Moshe) and said: “We will build enclosures for our flocks here and cities for our children.
- Numbers 32:17
וַאֲנַחְנוּ נֵחָלֵץ חֻשִׁים לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם־הֲבִיאֹנֻם אֶל־מְקוֹמָם וְיָשַׁב טַפֵּנוּ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר מִפְּנֵי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ׃
And we will hasten as shock-troops in the van of the Israelites until we have established them in their home, while our dependents stay in the fortified towns because of the inhabitants of the land.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲנַחְנָא נִזְדָּרַז מַבְּעִין קֳדָם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד דְּנַעֵילִנּוּן לַאֲתַרְהוֹן וְיִתֵּיב טַפְלַנָא בְּקִרְוִין כְּרִיכָן מִן קֳדָם יָתְבֵי אַרְעָא׃
We will then arm ourselves rapidly, and will be ready to go before Bnei Yisroel until we have brought them to their place. Our children will dwell in fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
- Numbers 32:18
לֹא נָשׁוּב אֶל־בָּתֵּינוּ עַד הִתְנַחֵל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלָתוֹ׃
We will not return to our homes until the other Israelites are in possession of their portion.
Targum Onkelos
לָא נְתוּב לְבָתַּנָא עַד דְּיַחְסְנוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל גְּבַר אַחְסָנְתֵיהּ׃
We will not return to our homes until each person of Bnei Yisroel takes possession of his hereditary property.
- Numbers 32:19
כִּי לֹא נִנְחַל אִתָּם מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן וָהָלְאָה כִּי בָאָה נַחֲלָתֵנוּ אֵלֵינוּ מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה׃
But we will not have a share with them in the territory beyond the Jordan, for we have received our share on the east side of the Jordan.”
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי לָא נַחְסֵין עִמְּהוֹן מֵעִבְרָא לְיַרְדְּנָא וּלְהַלְאָה אֲרֵי קַבֵּילְנָא אַחְסָנְתַנָא לַנָא מֵעִבְרָא לְיַרְדְּנָא מַדְנְחָא׃
But we do not want to take possession with them across the Yardein and beyond, for, our inheritance came to us to the east of the Yardein.”