14. And, behold, you are risen up in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
15. For if you turn away from following him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you shall destroy all this people.
16. And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and cities for our little ones:
17. But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18. We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19. For we will not inherit with them on the other side of Jordan, and beyond; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of Jordan eastward.
20. And Moses said unto them, If you will do this thing, if you will go armed before the LORD to war,
21. And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
22. And the land is subdued before the LORD: then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
23. But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.