24 (A)Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.” 25 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, “Your servants will do as my lord commands. 26 (B)Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, 27 (C)but your servants will pass over, every man who is (D)armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders.”

28 So (E)Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and to (F)Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. 29 And Moses said to them, “If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the Lord, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession. 30 However, if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”

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24 Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks,(A) but do what you have promised.(B)

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

28 Then Moses gave orders about them(F) to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun(G) and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.(H) 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,(I) you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.(J) 30 But if they do not cross over(K) with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.(L)

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