And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? — Moses responds with sharp rebuke, framing their request as abandonment of their brothers. His question implies that sitting out the western campaign while others fight violates covenant solidarity and recalls the pattern of faithlessness at Kadesh-barnea.

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