Numbers 32:15-17

Darby Translation

¹⁵ If ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

¹⁶ And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;

¹⁷ but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land.