Numbers 14:39-41

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Israel Defeated in Battle

³⁹When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people ^(A)mourned greatly. ⁴⁰And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, ^(B)“Here we are. We will go up to the place that the Lord has promised, for we have sinned.” ⁴¹^(C)But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of the Lord, when that will not succeed?

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