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But this is not true with my servant Moses. I trust him to lead all my people.

But the people who live there are strong. Their cities are walled and very large. We even saw some Anakites there.

But the men who had gone with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are."

Don't turn against the Lord ! Don't be afraid of the people in that land! We will chew them up. They have no protection, but the Lord is with us. So don't be afraid of them."

Then all the people talked about killing them with stones. But the glory of the Lord appeared at the Meeting Tent to all the Israelites.

I will give them a terrible sickness and get rid of them. But I will make you into a great nation that will be stronger than they are."

‘The Lord doesn't become angry quickly, but he has great love. He forgives sin and law breaking. But the Lord never forgets to punish guilty people. When parents sin, he will also punish their children, their grandchildren, their great-grandchildren, and their great-great-grandchildren.'

But, as surely as I live and as surely as my glory fills the whole earth, I make this promise:

All these people saw my glory and the miracles I did in Egypt and in the desert, but they disobeyed me and tested me ten times.

But my servant Caleb thinks differently and follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land he has already seen, and his children will own that land.

You said that your children would be taken away, but I will bring them into the land to enjoy what you refused.

But Moses said, "Why are you disobeying the Lord 's command? You will not win!

But they were proud. They went toward the top of the mountains, but Moses and the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord did not leave the camp.

"‘But anyone who sins on purpose is against the Lord and must be cut off from the people, whether it is someone born among you or a foreigner.

Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!

But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown and cried out, "God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don't be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned."

But if the Lord does something new, you will know they have insulted the Lord . The ground will open and swallow them. They will be buried alive and will go to the place of the dead, and everything that belongs to them will go with them."

"Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to take all the incense pans out of the fire. Have him scatter the coals a long distance away. But the incense pans are still holy.

But 14,700 people died from that sickness, in addition to those who died because of Korah.

They are under your control, to do all the work that needs to be done in the Tent. But they must not go near the things in the Holy Place or near the altar. If they do, both you and they will die.