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17 but we ourselves will become armed and ready before the ⌊Israelites⌋* until we have brought them to their place, and our little children will live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our houses until the ⌊Israelites⌋* each obtain their* inheritance for themselves.
19 For we will not take possession with them from across the Jordan and beyond because our inheritance has come to us from across the Jordan to the east."
20 So Moses said to them, "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves ⌊before⌋* Yahweh for the war,
21 and everyone of you armed cross the Jordan ⌊before⌋* Yahweh until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
22 and the land is subdued ⌊before⌋* Yahweh, then afterward you will return and be free of obligation from Yahweh and from Israel, and this land will be your property ⌊before⌋* Yahweh.
23 But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh, and know that your sin will find you.
24 Build for yourselves cities for your little children and sheep pens for your flocks; what has gone out from your mouth you will do."
25 So the descendants* of Gad and the descendants* of Reuben said to Moses, saying, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
26 Our little children, our wives, our livestock, and all of our animals* ⌊will remain⌋* in the cities of Gilead,
27 but your servants, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross over ⌊before⌋* Yahweh to the war, just as my lord says."
28 So Moses commanded them, Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the ⌊families⌋* of the tribes of the ⌊Israelites⌋.*
29 Moses said to them, "If the descendants* of Gad and the descendants* of Reuben, everyone who is armed for the war, cross over the Jordan ⌊before⌋* Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, you will give them the land of Gilead as property.
30 But if they will not cross over with you armed, they will acquire land in your midst in Canaan."
31 The descendants* of Gad and the descendants of Reuben answered and said, "What Yahweh has commanded your servants, we will do.
32 We ourselves will cross over armed ⌊before⌋* Yahweh to the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance will remain with us beyond the Jordan."
33 So Moses gave to them, to the descendants* of Gad and the descendants* of Reuben, and to half of the tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon the king of Amorites and the kingdom of Og the king of the Bashan, the land with its cities and their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.
34 The descendants* of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 and Atroth Shophan, Jazer, and Jogbehah,
36 and Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, the cities of Mibzar, and the sheep pens for flocks.
37 The descendants* of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
38 and Nebo, Baal Meon (their names* were changed), and Sibmah, and ⌊they renamed⌋* the cities that they rebuilt.
39 The descendants* of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and they captured it and drove out the Amorites* who were in it.
40 So Moses gave Gilead to Makir son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.
41 And Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their unwalled villages, and he called them Havvoth Jair.
42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.