26. Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
27. But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
28. Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
29. He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.
30. But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”
31. The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.
32. We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”
33. Then Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.
34. The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35. Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,