- they sinned:
- "And all¹ the congregationª lifted upª°¹ their voice,ª and cried;ª° and the peopleª weptª° that¹ night.ª ... Then the Amalekitesª came down,ª° and the Canaanitesª which dweltª° in that¹ hill,ª and smoteª° them, and discomfitedª° them, [even] unto¹ Hormah.ª" {Num 14:1-45} + "Now Korah,ª the sonª of Izhar,ª the sonª of Kohath,ª the sonª of Levi,ª and Dathanª and Abiram,ª the sonsª of Eliab,ª and On,ª the sonª of Peleth,ª sonsª of Reuben,ª tookª° [men]: ... Whosoever¹ cometh any thing nearª unto¹ the tabernacleª of the LORDª shall die:ª° shall we be consumedª° with dying?ª°" {Num 16:1-17:13} + "And [when] kingª Aradª the Canaanite,ª which dweltª° in the south,ª heard²° tell¹ that¹ Israelª cameª° by the wayª of the spies;ª then he foughtª° against Israel,ª and tookª° [some] of¹ them prisoners.ª ... And the LORDª sentª°¹ fieryª serpentsª among the people,ª and they bitª°¹ the people;ª and muchª peopleª of Israelª¹ died.ª°" {Num 21:1-6} + "And Israelª abodeª° in Shittim,ª and the peopleª beganª° to commit whoredomª° with¹ the daughtersª of Moab.ª ... For¹ they¹ vexª° you with their wiles,ª wherewith¹ they have beguiledª° you in¹ the matterª of Peor,ª and in¹ the matterª of Cozbi,ª the daughterª of a princeª of Midian,ª their sister,ª which was slainª° in the dayª of the plagueª for Peor's² sake.ª¹¹" {Num 25:1-18} + "But the houseª of Israelª rebelledª° against me in the wilderness:ª they walkedª° not¹ in my statutes,ª and they despisedª° my judgments,ª which¹ [if] a manª do,ª°¹ he shall even live²°¹ in them; and my sabbathsª they greatlyª polluted:ª° then I said,ª° I would pour outª° my furyª upon¹ them in the wilderness,ª to consumeª° them." {Ezk 20:13}
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