Numbers 14:5-10

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⁵ Then Moses and Aaron ·bowed [^Lfell] facedown in front of all the ·Israelites [^Lassembly/crowd of the community/congregation/assembly of the sons/^Tchildren of Israel] gathered there. ⁶ Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who had ·explored [spied on] the land, tore their clothes [^Critual of grief]. ⁷ They said to all of the ·Israelites [^Lcommunity/congregation/assembly of the sons/^Tchildren of Israel], “The land we ·explored [spied on] is very good. ⁸ If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land and give us that ·fertile land [^Lland flowing with milk and honey; Ex. 3:8]. ⁹ Don’t ·turn [rebel] against the Lord! Don’t be afraid of the people in that land! We will chew them up. They have no protection, but the Lord is with us. So don’t be afraid of them.”

¹⁰ Then all the ·people [community; congregation; assembly] talked about ·killing them with stones [stoning them]. But the glory of the Lord [^Crepresenting his manifest presence] appeared at the Meeting Tent to all the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel].