Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle — they describe the Transjordanian land as divinely conquered ("the LORD smote before the congregation") and ideal for livestock. By invoking divine victory, they attempt to frame their petition as accepting what the LORD has already given them; their cattle-wealth becomes the justification for settling where pasture is abundant.

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