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Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,
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and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
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and the land is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards Yahweh, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Yahweh.
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But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.
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Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
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The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Your servants will do as my lord commands.
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Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
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but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.
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So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel.