4:12 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.
4:13 About forty thousand battle-ready troops 1 marched past the Lord to fight 2 on the plains of Jericho. 3
1 tnHeb “men equipped for battle.”
2 tnHeb “for war.”
3 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.