KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses said to them, 'If you will do what you're promising—if you will go armed and ready for battle before the LORD,'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is setting conditions for the tribes who want to settle east of the Jordan River—they must first help fight the battles ahead.
📚 Historical Context
The tribes of Reuben and Gad had asked to settle in the fertile lands east of the Jordan River instead of crossing over with the other Israelites. Moses was concerned this would discourage the other tribes and repeat the faithlessness shown at Kadesh-barnea forty years earlier. He's now outlining the conditions they must meet to receive this land.
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