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Numbers 32:17
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
But we will arm ourselves and be ready (note: LXX we will arm ourselves for battle) to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.