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14 And now, look! You’re acting just like[a] your ancestors, like a brood[b] of sinful men, who are provoking the fierce anger of the Lord against the Israelis one step at a time. 15 If you stop following him, he will once again abandon them in the wilderness. You’ll end up destroying this entire people.”

A Compromise is Offered

16 Then they approached him and said, “Here’s where we’re going to build corrals for our cattle and cities for our families,[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 32:14 Lit. standing in place of
  2. Numbers 32:14 Or an increase
  3. Numbers 32:16 Or little ones

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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