Holy Scripture
Numbers 32:4
A church father on this verse
“Because then there are many in the Church, who scorn to be little ones, they cease not to be great in their own sight, even in the place of humility. You may frequently see them raised high in honours, enjoying pleasures, and spreading abroad with the multiplicity of their goods. These often specially desire nothing,…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4the land which the Lord has delivered up before the children of Israel, is pasture land, and thy servants have cattle.
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2and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
— Numbers 32:4 —
5And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.
6And Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?