Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.”
“Issachar is a sturdy donkey, resting between two saddlepacks.
A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.
But they approached Moses and said, “We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children.
Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, “We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.