Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
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Verse 11 is found in chapter 32 of Numbers. Reuben and Gad possess large quantities of livestock and observe that the lands of Jazer and Gilead are suitable for their animals. They request to settle there before crossing the Jordan. Moses initially interprets the request as a repetition of the spies’ failure because he fears these tribes will again discourage the rest of the people. The central concern is national solidarity during the conquest.
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Diese Leute, die aus Ägypten gezogen sind, von zwanzig Jahren und darüber sollen wahrlich das Land nicht sehen, das ich Abraham, Isaak und Jakob geschworen habe, darum daß sie mir nicht treulich nachgefolgt sind;
Que no verán los varones que subieron de Egipto de veinte años arriba, la tierra por la cual juré a Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, por cuanto no fueron perfectos en pos de mí;
“Los hombres que subieron de Egipto, de veinte años en adelante, no verán la tierra que juré dar a Abraham, a Isaac y a Jacob, porque no me siguieron plenamente,
Ces hommes qui sont montés d'Egypte, depuis l'âge de vingt ans et au-dessus, ne verront point le pays que j'ai juré de donner à Abraham, à Isaac et à Jacob, car ils n'ont pas suivi pleinement ma voie,
Se gli uomini, che sono usciti fuor di Egitto, dall’età di vent’anni in su, veggono mai la terra, della quale io ho giurato ad Abrahamo, a Isacco e a Giacobbe; conciossiachè non mi abbiano seguitato appieno;
Que os homens, que subiram do Egito, de vinte anos para cima, não verão a terra que jurei a Abraão, a Isaque, e a Jacó! porquanto não perseveraram em seguir-me;
『凡從 埃及 上來二十歲以上的人,斷不得看見我對 亞伯拉罕 、 以撒 、 雅各 起誓應許之地,因為他們沒有專心跟從我;
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