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(A)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “(B)The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. (C)If Yahweh is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—(D)a land which flows with milk and honey. But as for you, only (E)do not rebel against Yahweh; and do not (F)fear the people of the land, for they are our [a]bread. Their [b]protection has been removed from them, and Yahweh is with us; do not fear them.”

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  1. Numbers 14:9 Or food
  2. Numbers 14:9 Lit shadow

Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in front of the entire assembly of the congregation of Israel. Nun’s son Joshua and Jephunneh’s son Caleb, who had accompanied the others who also had explored the land, tore their clothes and attempted to reason with the entire congregation of Israel. They told them, “The land that we went through and explored is very, very good. If the Lord is pleased with us, he’ll bring us into this land and give it to us. It flows with milk and honey. However, don’t rebel against the Lord or be afraid of the people who live in the land, because we’ll gobble them right up.[a] Their defenses will collapse, because the Lord is with us. You are not to be afraid of them.”

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  1. Numbers 14:9 Lit. because they are bread for us