Will go ready armed... — Or, will equip ourselves in haste.
And our little ones shall dwell... — The word taph, which is here rendered “little ones,” appears to include all the defenceless portion of the nation. (See Exodus 12:37.)
Related Commentaries of Numbers 32:17
Numbers 32:17
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.