20. And Moses said to them: "If you accomplish what you have promised, you may go out, equipped for battle, before the Lord.
21. And let every fighting man cross over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrows his enemies,
22. and all the land is subjected to him. Then you will be guiltless with the Lord and with Israel, and you will obtain the regions which you desire before the Lord.
23. But if you do not do what you have said, no one could doubt that you will have sinned against God. And know this: your sin shall overtake you.
24. Therefore, build cities for your little ones, and pens and stables for your sheep and cattle; and fulfill what you have promised."
25. And the sons of Gad and of Ruben said to Moses: "We are your servants, we shall do what you, our ruler, orders.
26. We will leave behind our little ones, and our wives, and the sheep and cattle, in the cities of Gilead.
27. And we, your servants, all well-equipped, will go forth to battle, just as you, our ruler, has spoken."
28. Therefore, Moses instructed Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families throughout the tribes of Israel, and he said to them:
29. "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben cross over the Jordan with you, all armed for war before the Lord, and if the land becomes subject to you, give them Gilead as a possession.
30. But if they are not willing to cross with you, armed, into the land of Canaan, then let them receive places among you for their dwellings."
31. And the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben responded: "Just as the Lord has spoken to his servants, so shall we do.
32. We will go forth, armed, before the Lord into the land of Canaan; and we acknowledge that we have already received our possession across the Jordan."
33. And so, Moses gave to the sons of Gad and of Ruben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan, and their land with its surrounding cities.
34. Therefore, the sons of Gad built up Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35. and Atroth and Shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,
36. and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, as fortified cities with pens for their cattle.
37. Yet truly, the sons of Ruben built up Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
38. and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.
39. Moreover, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, continued on within Gilead, and they devastated it, putting to death its inhabitant, the Amorite.
40. Therefore, Moses gave the land of Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.