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Why has the Lord brought us into this land? Its people will kill us all with swords. They will take our wives and our children for themselves. We think that it would be better for us to return to Egypt.’ So they said to each other, ‘We should choose a new leader instead of Moses. Then we should return to Egypt.’

Then Moses and Aaron threw themselves on the ground in front of the whole group of the Israelites.

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Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(A) Our wives and children(B) will be taken as plunder.(C) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(D) And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.(E)

Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown(F) in front of the whole Israelite assembly(G) gathered there.

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