Then our children can be safe from the other people that live in this land. But we will gladly come and help the other people of Israel. We will bring them to their land.
They said, “Sir, the Lord commanded us to get our land by throwing lots. [392] And sir, the Lord commanded Zelophehad’s land be given to his daughters. Zelophehad was our brother.
The men from the family groups of Reuben, Gad, and half of the family group of Manasseh obeyed Moses. These men crossed the river in front of the other people. These men were prepared for war. They were going to help the rest of the people of Israel {take the land God had promised to give them}.