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So they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord . The priests took the Box of the Lord 's Agreement and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp.

So the people cried to Moses for help. He prayed to the Lord and the fire stopped burning.

So that place was called Taberah. The people gave the place that name because the Lord caused a fire to burn in their camp.

"Tell the people this: Make yourselves ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you cried out and said, ‘We need meat to eat! It was better for us in Egypt!' So now the Lord will give you meat. And you will eat it.

So Moses went out to speak with the people. He told them what the Lord said. Then he gathered 70 of the elders together and told them to stand around the Tent.

Then the Lord made a powerful wind to blow in from the sea, and it blew quail into the area all around the camp. There were so many birds that the ground was covered. They were about three feet deep on the ground. There were quail in every direction as far as a man can walk in one day.

So the people named that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried those who had the strong desire for meat.

So suddenly, the Lord came and spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. He said, "You three, come to the Meeting Tent, now!" So Moses, Aaron, and Miriam went to the Tent.

When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don't use stories with hidden meanings—I show him clearly what I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord . So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?"

So Moses prayed to the Lord , "God, please heal her from this sickness!"

The Lord answered Moses, "If her father spit in her face, she would be shamed for seven days. So put her outside the camp for seven days. After that she can come back into the camp."

So they took Miriam outside the camp for seven days. And the people did not move from that place until she was brought in again.

So Moses obeyed the Lord 's command and sent out the Israelite leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran.

So they went to explore the country. They explored the area from the desert of Zin to Rehob and Lebo Hamath.

So those men gave a report that discouraged the people. They said, "The land we saw is full of strong people. They are strong enough to easily defeat anyone who goes there.

So don't turn against the Lord ! Don't be afraid of the people in that land. We can defeat them. They have no protection, nothing to keep them safe. But we have the Lord with us, so don't be afraid!"

So you must not kill these people now. If you kill them, all the nations who have heard about your power will say,

‘The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he promised them. So he killed them in the desert.'

"So now, Lord, show your strength! Show it the way you said you would.

But my servant Caleb was different. He follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he has already seen, and his people will get that land.