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then when the land is secure you will have fulfilled your duty to God and Israel. Then this land will be yours to keep before God.
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"But if you don't do what you say, you will be sinning against God; you can be sure that your sin will track you down.
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So, go ahead. Build towns for your families and corrals for you livestock. Do what you said you'd do."
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The families of Gad and Reuben told Moses: "We will do as our master commands.
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Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will stay behind here in the towns of Gilead.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.