25 And took of the fruit of the land in their hand, and brought it unto us, and brought us word again, and [a]said, It is a good land, which the Lord our God doth give us.

26 Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but were disobedient unto the commandment of the Lord your God,

27 And murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord [b]hated us, therefore hath he brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, and to destroy us.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:25 To wit, Caleb, and Joshua: Moses preferreth the better part to the greater, that is, two to ten.
  2. Deuteronomy 1:27 Such was the Jews’ unthankfulness, that they counted God’s especial love, hatred.

25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported,(A) “It is a good land(B) that the Lord our God is giving us.”(C)

Rebellion Against the Lord

26 But you were unwilling to go up;(D) you rebelled(E) against the command of the Lord your God. 27 You grumbled(F) in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.

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