The spoils of war are counted and apportioned. The commanding officers report to Moshe that there was not one casualty among the Bnei Yisrael. They explain that the land where they are presently located is quite suitabl as grazing land for their livestock. Moshe's initial response is that this request will discourage the rest of the Bnei Yisrael, and is akin to the sin of the spies. They assure Moshe that they will first help the Bnei Yisrael wage war and conquer Israel, and only then will they go back to their homes the eastern side of the Jordan River.
Moshe grants their request on conditi that they uphold their part of the deal.
The Torah names all forty-two encampments of the Bnei Yisrael on their forty year journey from the Exodus to the crossing of the Jordan river into Eretz Yisrael. Hashem commands the Bnei Yisrael to drive out the Canaanim from Eretz Yisrael and to demolish all vestige of their idolatry. The Bnei Yisra are warned that if they fail to rid the land completely of the Canaanim, tho who remain will be pins in their eyes and thorns in their sides. The boundaries of the land of Israel are defined, and the tribes are commanded t set aside forty-eight cities for the Leviim, who do not receive a regular portion in the division of the land. Cities of refuge are to be establishe someone who murders unintentionally may flee there.