The Request of Reuven and Gad

The two tribes Reuben and Gad came to Mosha [music] with a special request. They saw that in the area east of the Jordan where they were, there was excellent [music] land for grazing cattle and sheep, and these tribes had very large herds. They said to Mosha, "We want to receive our [music] portion here, east of the Jordan River. Don't make us cross the Jordan." Mosha was very angry. He said [music] to them, "Your brothers will go to war and you'll just sit here?" But the [music] tribes explained to Mosha, "No, we're not trying to run away from the war. Let us build [music] cities here for our children and enclosures for our livestock, and we will go ahead of the entire nation into battle. We'll [music] fight until every tribe receives its share, and only then will we return here." Mosha agreed, but on condition [music] that they would go out to fight first, and when they won, they would return to their place. [music] The tribes promised, and Mosha divided the land among them.