A mixedmultitudealsowentup with them, along with flocksand herds,a verylargenumberof livestock.
So when they heardthe law,they excludedallforeignersfrom Israel.
Mosessaid,"We shall gowith our youngand our old;with our sonsand our daughters,with our flocksand our herdswe shall go,for we must hold a feastto the LORD."
But the peoplethirstedtherefor water;and they grumbledagainstMosesand said,"Why,now,have you broughtus up from Egypt,to killus and our childrenand our livestockwith thirst?"
Now the sonof an Israelitewoman,whose fatherwas an Egyptian,wentout amongthe sonsof Israel;and the Israelitewoman'ssonand a manof Israelstruggledwith each other in the camp.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'In thosedaystenmenfrom allthe nationswill graspthe garmentof a Jew,saying,"Let us gowith you, for we have heardthat Godis with you."'"
The rabblewhowere amongthem hadgreedydesires;and alsothe sonsof Israelweptagainand said,"Whowill give us meatto eat?
Again, the sonsof Israelsaidto him, "We will goup by the highway,and ifI and my livestockdo drinkany of your water,then I will payits price.Let me onlypassthroughon my feet,nothing[else]."
Now the sonsof Reubenand the sonsof Gadhadan exceedinglylargenumberof livestock.So when they sawthe landof Jazerand the landof Gilead,that it was indeeda placesuitablefor livestock,
But your wivesand your littleonesand your livestock(I knowthat you have muchlivestock)shall remainin your citieswhichI have givenyou,
There was not a wordof allthat Moseshad commandedwhichJoshuadid not readbeforeallthe assemblyof Israelwith the womenand the littleonesand the strangerswho were livingamongthem.
