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13 Thus ADONAI's anger blazed against Isra'el, so that he made them wander here and there in the desert forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of ADONAI had died out.
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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 Now you, another brood of sinners, have arisen in your fathers' place to increase still more the fierce anger of ADONAI toward Isra'el!
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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 him, he will leave them in the desert again, and thus you will cause the destruction of all these 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 But they came up to him and said, "Here we will build enclosures for our livestock 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 armed and ready for action to march at the head of the people of Isra'el, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones will stay in the fortified cities here because of the people now living in 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 However, we will not return to our own homes until every man in Isra'el has taken possession of his land for 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 have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Yarden, westward; because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Yarden, 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 Moshe said to them, "If you will do this - if you will arm yourselves to go before ADONAI 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 if every one of your soldiers will cross the Yarden before ADONAI, until he has driven out his enemies ahead of 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 if the land has been conquered before ADONAI, and only after that do you return - then you will be clear before ADONAI and before Isra'el, and this land here will be yours to possess before ADONAI.
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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 this, then you have sinned against ADONAI, and you must understand that 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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