Numbers 32:16 meaning and explanation

Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

Numbers 32:16, Berean Standard Bible

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The Gadites and Reubenites are speaking to Moses at the plains of Moab, after asking to settle east of the Jordan instead of crossing into Canaan. Moses has just warned them that refusing to help their brothers conquer the land would repeat the failure of the earlier generation and bring judgment.

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