The sons of Gad and Reuben answered, As the Lord has said to your servants, so will we do.
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours.
Let [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out, but let his men be few.
They answered Joshua, All you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.