Numbers 14:39-41

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Amalekites and Canaanites Defeat Israel

³⁹ When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly, as if someone had died. ⁴⁰ Early the next morning they headed into the mountain region. They said, “We have sinned. Now we’ll go to the place the Lord promised.”

⁴¹ But Moses asked, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? Your plan won’t work!