NUM375 A person should appreciate rebuke. The tribes of Reuven and Gad requested permission from Moshe to settle on the east bank of the Jordan River. Moshe censored to them at length (verses 6 to 15) for what he assumed to be an incipient stage of revolt. Moses told them that the Children of Israel were commanded by God to enter Eretz Yisroel, but when they would see that these two tribes refused to go any further, they also would not consent to continue traveling to the proper destination. After patiently listening to Moses's rebuke, the tribes of Reuven and Gad replied (verses 16 to 19) that they had no intention of shirking their responsibility to aid in the conquering of Eretz Yisroel. They would be at the forefront of the battle and only after victory would they return to the east bank of the Jordan. Although their intentions were honorable throughout, they remained silent while Moshe had scolded them. To hear rebuke is a privilege that a person should cherish.