³⁹ Moses reported to all the Israelites what the Lord had said. And they became very sad. ⁴⁰ Early the next morning they set out for the highest point in the hill country. “We have sinned,” they said. “Now we are ready to go up to the land the Lord promised to give us.”

⁴¹ But Moses said, “Why aren’t you obeying the Lord’s command? You won’t succeed.