Joshua 1:12-14

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹² To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said, ¹³ ‘Remember the word that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, “The Lord your God is providing you a place of rest, and will give you this land.” ¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan. But all the warriors among you shall cross over armed before your kindred and shall help them,