Do Not Make Us Cross the Jordan
Why would Moses react so bitter? Couldn't he the leader discern our intentions?
We haven't appeared less equipped in battle formation before the sons of Israel, have we?
We haven't given any impression of complacency, having settled into this most suitable region for our numerous livestock, have we?
Look, he labeled us the brood of sinful men risen to dishearten the sons of Israel from crossing into the land that Jehovah will certainly give them!
But, we haven't meant any evil, have we?
We simply, and out of concern for our numerous livestock, little ones and our women, even grateful to our God for providing us a place such as this, and considering the burden we've all been through moving with the hosts, want to build here stone flock pens for our livestock and fortified cities for our little ones, while we ourselves shall go equipped in battle formation and shall not return to our homes until the sons of Israel have gotten the landed property, each with his own inheritance.
For we shall not get an inheritance with them from the side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us from the side of the Jordan toward the sunrising.
And, that is why we have said; "Do not make us cross the Jordan!"
But, Moses acquiesced later when we approached him and explicitly stated our intentions, which is what, O, I see, we hadn't done on our initial approach. We seemed to have just told him; "Do not make us cross the Jordan."
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