Numbers 32:16-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁶ But they came near to him and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks and walled settlements for our little ones.

¹⁷ But we will be armed and ready to go before the Israelites until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified settlements because of the people of the land.

¹⁸ We will not return to our homes until the Israelites have inherited every man his inheritance.