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Leviticus 24

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¹ But the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are[2] fortified (walled) and very large; moreover, we saw there the descendants of Anak [people of great stature and courage].

² [The people descended from] Amalek live in the land of the Negev (South country); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the [Dead] Sea and along the side of the Jordan."

³ Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession of it; for we will certainly conquer it."

⁴ But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are too strong for us."

⁵ So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we went, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants. And all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.

⁶ There we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."

⁷ Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.

⁸ All the Israelites murmured [in discontent] against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, "Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or that we had died in this wilderness!

⁹ Why is the LORD bringing us to this land [of Canaan], to fall by the sword? Our wives and[1] children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?"

¹⁰ So they said one to another, "Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt."

¹¹ Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the Israelites.

¹² Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief],

¹³ and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land.

¹⁴ If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which[2] flows with milk and honey.

¹⁵ Only do not rebel against the LORD; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them."

¹⁶ But all the congregation said to stone Joshua and Caleb with stones. But the glory and brilliance of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) before all the sons of Israel.

¹⁷ The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me disrespectfully and reject Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the [miraculous] signs which I have performed among them?

¹⁸ I will strike them with the pestilence (plague) and dispossess them, and will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they."

¹⁹ But Moses said to the LORD, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up these people from among them,

²⁰ and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people [of Israel], that You, LORD, are seen face to face, while Your cloud stands over them; and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

²¹ Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations (Gentiles) that have heard of Your fame will say,

²² Because the LORD was not able to bring these people into the land which He promised to give them, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'

²³ But now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,

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1	But the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are[2] fortified (walled) and very large; moreover, we saw there the descendants of Anak [people of great stature and courage].
2	[The people descended from] Amalek live in the land of the Negev (South country); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the [Dead] Sea and along the side of the Jordan."
3	Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession of it; for we will certainly conquer it."
4	But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are too strong for us."
5	So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we went, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants. And all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.
6	There we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
7	Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.
8	All the Israelites murmured [in discontent] against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, "Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or that we had died in this wilderness!
9	Why is the LORD bringing us to this land [of Canaan], to fall by the sword? Our wives and[1] children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?"
10	So they said one to another, "Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt."
11	Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the Israelites.
12	Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief],
13	and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land.
14	If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which[2] flows with milk and honey.
15	Only do not rebel against the LORD; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them."
16	But all the congregation said to stone Joshua and Caleb with stones. But the glory and brilliance of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) before all the sons of Israel.
17	The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me disrespectfully and reject Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the [miraculous] signs which I have performed among them?
18	I will strike them with the pestilence (plague) and dispossess them, and will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they."
19	But Moses said to the LORD, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up these people from among them,
20	and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people [of Israel], that You, LORD, are seen face to face, while Your cloud stands over them; and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
21	Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations (Gentiles) that have heard of Your fame will say,
22	Because the LORD was not able to bring these people into the land which He promised to give them, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'
23	But now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,

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