Numbers 32:16–27

¹⁶And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; ¹⁷but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land. ¹⁸We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited each one his inheritance. ¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward. ²⁰And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war, ²¹and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him, ²²and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and afterwards ye return, ye shall be guiltless toward Jehovah and toward Israel, and this land shall be your possession before Jehovah. ²³But if ye do not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out. ²⁴Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth. ²⁵And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands. ²⁶Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead; ²⁷but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.