Numbers 32:15-17

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁵ when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'

¹⁶ And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

¹⁷ and we -- we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;