The Penalty for Israel’s Rebellion(A)

34 “And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, (B)and took an oath, saying,

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34 When the Lord heard(A) what you said, he was angry(B) and solemnly swore:(C)

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Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

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    do not harden your hearts(A)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,
where your ancestors tested and tried me,
    though for forty years they saw what I did.(B)
10 That is why I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
    and they have not known my ways.’
11 So I declared on oath in my anger,(C)
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ (D)[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:11 Psalm 95:7-11

15 So (A)I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, (B)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (C)the glory of all lands,

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15 Also with uplifted hand I swore(A) to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands(B)

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11 So (A)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

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11 So I declared on oath(A) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(B)

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14 And the time we took to come (A)from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, (B)until all the generation of the men of war [a]was consumed from the midst of the camp, (C)just as the Lord had sworn to them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they [b]were consumed.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:14 perished
  2. Deuteronomy 2:15 perished

14 Thirty-eight years(A) passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea(B) until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation(C) of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.(D) 15 The Lord’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated(E) them from the camp.

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Thus your fathers did (A)when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea (B)to see the land. For (C)when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them. 10 (D)So the Lord’s anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying, 11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, (E)from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because (F)they have not wholly followed Me, 12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, (G)for they have wholly followed the Lord.’ 13 So the Lord’s anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them (H)wander in the wilderness forty years, until (I)all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone.

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This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.(A) After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol(B) and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord’s anger was aroused(C) that day and he swore this oath:(D) 11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more(E) when they came up out of Egypt(F) will see the land I promised on oath(G) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(H) 12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’(I) 13 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel(J) and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.(K)

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22 (A)because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now (B)these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, 23 they certainly shall not (C)see the land of which I [a]swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. 24 But My servant (D)Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and (E)has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. 25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomorrow turn and (F)move out into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.”

Death Sentence on the Rebels

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 27 (G)“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? (H)I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. 28 Say to them, (I)‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: 29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, (J)all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. 30 (K)Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I [b]swore I would make you dwell in.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:23 solemnly promised
  2. Numbers 14:30 solemnly promised

22 not one of those who saw my glory and the signs(A) I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times(B) 23 not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath(C) to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt(D) will ever see it.(E) 24 But because my servant Caleb(F) has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly,(G) I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.(H) 25 Since the Amalekites(I) and the Canaanites(J) are living in the valleys, turn(K) back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.[a](L)

26 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 27 “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.(M) 28 So tell them, ‘As surely as I live,(N) declares the Lord, I will do to you(O) the very thing I heard you say: 29 In this wilderness your bodies will fall(P)—every one of you twenty years old or more(Q) who was counted in the census(R) and who has grumbled against me. 30 Not one of you will enter the land(S) I swore with uplifted hand(T) to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh(U) and Joshua son of Nun.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:25 Or the Sea of Reeds