14 And behold, ye are risen up in your father’s stead as an increase of sinful men still to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord toward Israel.

15 For if ye turn away from following him, he will yet again leave the people in the wilderness, and [a]ye shall destroy all this folk.

16 And they went near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our sheep, and for our cattle, and cities for our children.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:15 By your occasion.

14 “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.(A) 15 If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.(B)

16 Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens(C) here for our livestock(D) and cities for our women and children.

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