1These are the words that Moses spoke to…
2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to…
3In the fortieth year, on the first day…
4This was after he had defeated Sihon king…
5On the east side of the Jordan in…
6The LORD our God said to us at…
7Resume your journey and go to the hill…
8See, I have placed the land before you.…
9At that time I said to you, “I…
10The LORD your God has multiplied you, so…
11May the LORD, the God of your fathers,…
12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens,…
13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men…
14And you answered me and said, “What you…
15So I took the leaders of your tribes,…
16At that time I charged your judges: “Hear…
17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small…
18And at that time I commanded you all…
19And just as the LORD our God had…
20I said: “You have reached the hill country…
21See, the LORD your God has placed the…
22Then all of you approached me and said,…
23The plan seemed good to me, so I…
24They left and went up into the hill…
25They took some of the fruit of the…
26But you were unwilling to go up; you…
27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because…
28Where can we go? Our brothers have made…
29So I said to you: “Do not be…
30The LORD your God, who goes before you,…
31and in the wilderness, where the LORD your…
32But in spite of all this, you did…
33who went before you on the journey, in…
34When the LORD heard your words, He grew…
35“Not one of the men of this evil…
36except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see…
37The LORD was also angry with me on…
38Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you,…
39And the little ones you said would become…
40But you are to turn back and head…
41“We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied.…
42But the LORD said to me, “Tell them…
43So I spoke to you, but you would…
44Then the Amorites who lived in the hills…
45And you returned and wept before the LORD,…
46For this reason you stayed in Kadesh for…
