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# The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh passed before the people of Israel formed up as an army

These were the soldiers of the 3 tribes that were fulfilling their obligation to lead the Israelites into battle for settling on the East side of the Jordan River. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# just as they

The word "they" refers to the people of Israel.

# they honored Moses

This refers to not just honor but submission to his commands and to treat him as the commander of their army as they had followed Moses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh passed before the people of Israel formed up as an army`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These were the soldiers of the 3 tribes that were fulfilling their obligation to lead the Israelites into battle for settling on the East side of the Jordan River. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# just as they`

			`The word "they" refers to the people of Israel.`

			`# they honored Moses`

			`This refers to not just honor but submission to his commands and to treat him as the commander of their army as they had followed Moses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`