Order of the Israelites' march. CHAP. XI Moses complaineth of his charge. to the commandment of the LORD 1y the hand ses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched of Moses. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: 14 In the first place went the standard of the because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. camp of the children of Judah according to their 4 And the mixed multitude that was among armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel of Amminadab. also wept again, and said, Who shall give us 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children flesh to eat? of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. 5 We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic. 6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna was as coriander-seed, an! the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium 18 ¶ And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over 8 And the people went about, and gathered 14 his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddaithe taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the chil- 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the dren of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. night, the manna fell upon it. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the 10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughsanctuary: and the other did set up the taber-out their families, every man in the door of his nacle against they came. tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled 22 ¶ And the standard of the camp of the chil- greatly; Moses also was displeased. dren of Ephraim set forward according to their 11 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore armies: and over his host was Elishama the son hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore of Ammihud. have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children layest the burden of all this people upon me? of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 12 Have I conceived all this people? have 1 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father 25 ¶ And the standard of the camp of the chil- beareth the sucking child, unto the land which dren of Dan set forward, which was the rere- thou swarest unto their fathers? ward of all the camps throughout their hosts: 13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Am- this people? for they weep unto me, saying, mishaddai. Give us flesh, that we may eat. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. 16 T And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, 29 T And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of whom thou knowest to be the elders of the peoRaguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We ple, and officers over them; and bring them unto are journeying unto the place of which the LORD the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and stand there with thee. we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee: forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; 20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set for- 21 And Moses said, The people among whom ward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. 33 T And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them. 34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel. CHAP. XI. The Israelites loathe manna. thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S AND when the people complained, it displeas-hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether ed the LORD: and the LORD heard it: and my word shall come to pass unto thee, or not. his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD 24 ¶ And Moses went out, and told the people burnt among them, and consumed them that were the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy In the uttermost parts of the camp. men of the elders of the people, and set them 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Mo-round about the tabernacle. Quails are given in wrath. NUMBERS. Miriam s leprosy healed. 25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: we have done foolishly, and wherein we have and it came to pass, that when the spirit rested sinned. upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the 26 But there remained two of the men in the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the his mother's womb. name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them. 13 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, If her fa ther had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. 16 And afterward the people removed from Ha zeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran CHAP. XII. Spies sent to Canaan. 30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, the elders of Israel. Send thou men, that they may search the 31 ¶ And there went forth a wind from the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey send a man, every one a ruler among them. on this side, and as it were a day's journey on 3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD the other side, round about the camp, and as it sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. those men were heads of the children of Israel. 32 And the people stood up all that day, and all 4 And these were their names: Of the tribe of that night, and all the next day, and they gath- Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. ered the quails: he that gathered least gathered 5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. ten homers: and they spread them all abroad 6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunfor themselves round about the camp. neh. 7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 9 Ofthe tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu 10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 33 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. 34 And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 And the people journeyed from Kibroth-hatsaavah unto Hazeroth: and abode at Hazeroth. CHAP. XII. Miriam and Aaron's sedition. 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 120fthe tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli 13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophisi. AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses 15 of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken enly by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) 4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. 5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And he said, Hear now my words: If there Be a prophet aniong you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. 7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all my house. 8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun, Jehoshua. 17 ¶ And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain : 18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. 21 T So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one 9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two against them; and he departed. upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegra 10 And the cloud departed from off the taber-nates, and of the figs. nacle; and behold, Miriam became leprous, white 24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, beas snow and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and cause of the cluster of grapes which the children behold, she was leprous. of Israel cut down from thence. Report of the spies CHAP. XIV Moses intercedeth for the people 25 And they returned from searching of the land 13 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the after forty days. Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them ;) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day-time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 26 T And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless, the people be strong that dwell 16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this In the land, and the cities are walled, and very people into the land which he sware unto them, great: and moreover, we saw the children of therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness Anak there. 17 And now, i beseech thee, let the power of 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Am-saying, orites, dwell in the mountains; and the Canaan- 18 The LORD is long-suffering, and of great ites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the ini and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it;quity of the fathers upon the children unto the for we are well able to overcome it. third and fourth generation. 31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. 20 And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. 22 Because all those men which have seen my 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; were in their sight. CHAP. XIV. The Israelites murmur. ND all the congregation lifted up their voice, 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another A and cried, and the people wept that night, spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that 25 (Now the Amalekites, and the Canaanites we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God dwelt in the valley.) To-morrow turn you, and get we had died in this wilderness! you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 3 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? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 6 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes : 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 29 Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and 7 And they spake unto all the company of the upward, which have murmured against me. children of Israel, saying, The land, which we 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land passed through to search it, is an exceeding good concerning which I sware to make you dwell land. therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land: for they are bread for us their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 32 But as for you, your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wil derness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days (each day for 11 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, How long a year) shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty will this people provoke me? and how long will years and ye shall know my breach of promise. it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which 35 I the LORD have said, I will surely do it I have shewed among them? unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered 12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and together against me: in this wilderness they shali disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater be consumed, and there they shall die. nation and mightier than they. 36 And the men which Moses sent to search the |