25 (A)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.

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25 They grumbled(A) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.

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15 while it is said:

(A)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

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15 As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts
    as you did in the rebellion.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:15 Psalm 95:7,8

Be Faithful(A)

Therefore, as (B)the Holy Spirit says:

(C)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,

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Warning Against Unbelief

So, as the Holy Spirit says:(A)

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts(B)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,

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For He is our God,
And (A)we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep [a]of His hand.

(B)Today, if you will hear His voice:
“Do not harden your hearts, as in the [b]rebellion,
(C)As in the day of [c]trial in the wilderness,
When (D)your fathers tested Me;
They tried Me, though they (E)saw My work.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:7 Under His care
  2. Psalm 95:8 Or Meribah, lit. Strife, Contention
  3. Psalm 95:8 Or Massah, lit. Trial, Testing

for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,(A)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts(B) as you did at Meribah,[a](C)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(D)
where your ancestors tested(E) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

26 (A)“Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; 27 and you (B)complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the Lord (C)hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

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Rebellion Against the Lord

26 But you were unwilling to go up;(A) you rebelled(B) against the command of the Lord your God. 27 You grumbled(C) in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.

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27 (A)“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? (B)I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. 28 Say to them, (C)‘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, (D)all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.

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27 “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.(A) 28 So tell them, ‘As surely as I live,(B) declares the Lord, I will do to you(C) the very thing I heard you say: 29 In this wilderness your bodies will fall(D)—every one of you twenty years old or more(E) who was counted in the census(F) and who has grumbled against me.

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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,

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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)

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Israel Refuses to Enter Canaan

14 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people (A)wept that night. (B)And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the Lord brought us to this land to [a]fall by the sword, that our wives and (C)children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” So they said to one another, (D)“Let us select a leader and (E)return to Egypt.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:3 be killed in battle

The People Rebel

14 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.(A) All the Israelites grumbled(B) against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt!(C) Or in this wilderness!(D) Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(E) Our wives and children(F) will be taken as plunder.(G) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(H) And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.(I)

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