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13 "The Lord was angry with Israel, so he made them wander in the desert for forty years. Finally all the people who had sinned against the Lord died,
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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 are acting just like your ancestors! You sinful people are making the Lord even more angry with 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 quit following him, it will add to their stay in the desert, and you will destroy 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 Then the Reubenites and Gadites came up to Moses and said, "We will build pens for our animals and cities for our children here.
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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 Then our children will be in strong, walled cities, safe from the people who live in this land. Then we will prepare for war. We will help the other Israelites get their 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 and we will not return home until every Israelite has received his land.
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We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance.
19 We won't take any of the land west of the Jordan River; our part of the land is east of the Jordan."
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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 told them, "You must do these things. You must go before the Lord into battle
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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 cross the Jordan River armed, until the Lord forces out the enemy.
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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 After the Lord helps us take the land, you may return home. You will have done your duty to the Lord and Israel, and you may have this land as your own.
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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 don't do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord; know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.
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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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