Numbers 32:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ the land that the Lord has conquered before the people of Israel, are lands suitable for herds and flocks, and your servants have herds and flocks.” ⁵ They continued, “If we have found favor in your sight, then let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not bring us over the Jordan.”

Moses’ Response. ⁶ Moses said to the Gadites and the Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you rest here?