Numbers 32:14-16

Living Bible

¹⁴ But here you are, a brood of sinners doing exactly the same thing! Only there are more of you, so Jehovah’s anger against Israel will be even fiercer this time. ¹⁵ If you turn away from God like this, he will make the people stay even longer in the wilderness, and you will be responsible for destroying his people and bringing disaster to this entire nation!”

¹⁶ “Not at all!” they explained. “We will build sheepfolds for our flocks and cities for our little ones,