Joshua 4:12 Cross References - Rotherham

¹² Also the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, passed over, armed, before the sons of Israel,––as Moses had spoken unto them:

²⁰ And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing,––if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war; ²¹ and every armed man of you pass over the Jordan before Yahweh,––until he hath dispossessed his enemies, from before him; ²² and the land be subdued before Yahweh, then, afterwards, shall ye return, and shall be acquitted by Yahweh and by Israel,––and this land shall be yours for a possession before Yahweh. ²³ But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,––and take note of your sin, that it will find you out. ²⁴ Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks,––and then, that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do. ²⁵ Then spake the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, unto Moses, saying,––thy servants, will do, as, my lord, is giving command. ²⁶ Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, shall remain there, in the cities of Gilead; ²⁷ and, thy servants, will pass over, every one armed for war, before Yahweh, to battle,––as, my lord, is speaking.
²⁸ So Moses gave command concerning them, unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun,––and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes, of the sons of Israel; ²⁹ and Moses said unto them––If the sons of Gad and the son of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for the war, before Yahweh, and the land be subdued before you, then shall ye give unto them the land of Gilead, for a possession. ³⁰ But, if they will not pass over armed, with you, then shall they accept a possession in your midst, in the land of Canaan. ³¹ Then responded the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, saying,––That which Yahweh had spoken unto thy servants, so, will we do. ³² We, will pass over, armed, before Yahweh, into the land of Canaan,––then shall be, ours, the possession of our inheritance across the Jordan.

¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses hath given you over the Jordan,––but, ye, shall pass over, armed, before your brethren,––all ye mighty men of valour, and shall help them;