¹⁵ And I gave Gilead to Makir.^{(A) 16} But to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory extending from Gilead down to the Arnon Gorge (the middle of the gorge being the border) and out to the Jabbok River,^(B) which is the border of the Ammonites. ¹⁷ Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,^(C) from Kinnereth^(D) to the Sea of the Arabah^(E) (that is, the Dead Sea^(F)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

¹⁸ I commanded you at that time: “The Lord your God has given^(G) you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.^{(H) 19} However, your wives,^(I) your children and your livestock^(J) (I know you have much livestock) may stay in the towns I have given you, ²⁰ until the Lord gives rest to your fellow Israelites as he has to you, and they too have taken over the land that the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may go back to the possession I have given you.”

Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan

²¹ At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. ²² Do not be afraid^(K) of them;^(L) the Lord your God himself will fight^(M) for you.”