Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
The wives, the little children, and the cattle were to remain in the land east of the Jordan that had been given through Moses. The men of war were ordered to prepare themselves and to cross over armed ahead of their brethren to fight for them. Those addressed answered by pledging to obey Joshua in all things just as they had obeyed Moses. They further charged him to be strong and of good courage.