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I. THE AMENDED PROPOSAL MADE.

1. That they should province at once for the safe settlement of their families and their flocks and herds.

2. That they would assist their brethren in the conquest of Canaan.

3. That they would not leave their brethren until that conquest was completely effected.

4. That they would not seek for any inheritance with their brethren on the other side of the Jordan.

II. THE AMENDED PROPOSAL ACCEPTED.

1. Moses re-affirms the chief terms of their proposal.

2. He accepts their proposal as righteous.

3. He warns them that if they fail to faithfully fulfil its terms punishment will overtake them.

III. THE AMENDED PROPOSAL CONFIRMED. Lessons:

1. The duty of manifesting a practical regard for the rights and interests of others.

2. The importance of faithfully fulfilling the engagements into which we enter.

3. The delusiveness of the notion that any one can sin and escape the punishment of sin.

(W. Jones.)

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KJV: And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

WEB: They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones: