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13 Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, was consumed.
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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 Behold, you are risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Yahweh toward 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 For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave 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 They came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities 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 ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities 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 houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
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We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.
19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
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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 Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to 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 every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, 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 Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards Yahweh, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Yahweh.
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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 will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; 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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