Numbers 32:17 meaning and explanation
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
Numbers 32:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The Reubenites and Gadites have asked Moses for land east of the Jordan, and Moses has answered sharply, recalling how the previous generation refused to enter Canaan and died in the wilderness. Here the two tribes reply with a proposal.
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