13. “So the displeasure of יהוה burned against Yisra’ĕl, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the eyes of יהוה was destroyed.
14. “And see, you have risen in your father’s place, an increase of men, sinners, to add still more the burning displeasure of יהוה against Yisra’ĕl.
15. “For if you turn away from following Him, He shall once again leave them in the wilderness, and you shall destroy all these people.”
16. Then they came near to him and said, “Let us build sheep-enclosures here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
17. but let us ourselves be armed, hastening before the children of Yisra’ĕl until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall dwell in the walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18. “We shall not return to our homes until every one of the children of Yisra’ĕl has received his inheritance.
19. “For we shall not inherit with them on the other side of the Yardĕn and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Yardĕn.”
20. And Mosheh said to them, “If you make this promise: if you arm yourselves before יהוה for battle,
21. and all your armed ones pass over the Yardĕn before יהוה until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,
22. and the land has been subdued before יהוה, then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before יהוה and before Yisra’ĕl. And this land shall be your possession before יהוה.
23. “But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out.
24. “Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”
25. And the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇĕn spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Your servants are going to do as my master commands.
26. “Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock are going to be there in the cities of Gil‛aḏ,
27. but your servants are passing over, every armed one of the army, before יהוה, to battle, as my master says.”