Numbers 14:4-10

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴ So they said to one another, “^(A)Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

^5 (B)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel. ⁶ Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; ⁷ and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “^(C)The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. ^8 (D)If the Lord is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—^(E)a land which flows with milk and honey. ⁹ Only ^(F)do not rebel against the Lord; and do not ^(G)fear the people of the land, for they will be our ^[a]prey. Their ^[b]protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” ^10 (H)But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then ^(I)the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.