Go ahead and build towns for your wives and children, and places for your sheep and goats. Just be sure to do what you have promised.
Issachar, you are a strong donkey resting in the meadows.
When one of you men makes a promise to the LORD, you must keep your word.
The men from Reuben and Gad replied: Let us build places to keep our sheep and goats, and towns for our wives and children,
The men from Reuben and Gad answered: Sir, we will do just what you have said.