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13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord had disappeared.
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The LORD’s anger burned against Israel 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.
14 And now you, a brood of sinners, have risen in place of your fathers, to increase the Lord's fierce anger against Israel!
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“And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the LORD even more angry with Israel.
15 If you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."
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If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
16 Then they came up to him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and towns for our little ones,
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Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children.
17 but we will take up arms as a vanguard before the Israelites, until we have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our little ones will stay in the fortified towns because of the inhabitants of the land.
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But we will arm ourselves for battle and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our homes until all the Israelites have obtained their inheritance.
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We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.
19 We will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."
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We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
20 So Moses said to them, "If you do this—if you take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
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Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle
21 and all those of you who bear arms cross the Jordan before the Lord, until he has driven out his enemies from before him
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and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the LORD until he has driven his enemies out before him—
22 and the land is subdued before the Lord—then after that you may return and be free of obligation to the Lord and to Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
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then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free from your obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will be your possession before the LORD.
23 But if you do not do this, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
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“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
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