And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 14 of Numbers. The community responds to the spies’ report with weeping, a desire to return to Egypt, and rejection of Moses and Aaron. Joshua and Caleb tear their clothes and attempt to convince the people that the land is good and that God can give it to them. The proposal to stone them reveals that collective unbelief has reached a breaking point with the mission received.
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Warum führt uns der HERR in dies Land, daß wir durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Weiber und unsere Kinder ein Raub werden? Ist's nicht besser, wir ziehen wieder nach Ägypten?
¿Y por qué nos trae Jehová a esta tierra para caer a cuchillo y que nuestras mujeres y nuestros chiquitos sean por presa? ¿no nos sería mejor volvernos a Egipto?
Pourquoi l'Eternel nous fait-il aller dans ce pays, où nous tomberons par l'épée, où nos femmes et nos petits enfants deviendront une proie? Ne vaut-il pas mieux pour nous retourner en Egypte?
E perchè ci mena il Signore in quel paese, acciocchè siamo morti per la spada, e sieno le nostre mogli, e le nostre famiglie, in preda? non sarebb’egli meglio per noi di ritornarcene in Egitto?
E por que o SENHOR nos traz a esta terra, para cairmos à espada, e para que nossas mulheres e nossas crianças sejam por presa? Não nos seria melhor voltarmos ao Egito?
耶和華為甚麼要把我們領到那地,讓我們倒在刀下呢?我們的妻子和孩子必成為擄物。我們回 埃及 去豈不更好嗎?」
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