Numbers 32:21–33

²¹and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the Lord until he has driven his enemies out before himⁿ—²²then when the land is subdued before the Lord, you may return^o and be free from your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will be your possession^p before the Lord.^q

²³“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.^{r 24}Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks,^s but do what you have promised.^t”

²⁵The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We your servants will do as our lord commands.^{u 26}Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.^{v 27}But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight^w before the Lord, just as our lord says.”

²⁸Then Moses gave orders about them^x to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun^y and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.^{z 29}He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you,^a you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.^{b 30}But if they do not cross over^c with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.^d”

³¹The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.^{e 32}We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed,^f but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.^g”

³³Then Moses gave to the Gadites,^h the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manassehⁱ son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites^j and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan^k—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.^l