36. And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land—
37. the men who brought up a bad report of the land—died by plague before the Lord.
38. Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive.
39. When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly.
40. And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that the Lord has promised, for we have sinned.”
41. But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of the Lord, when that will not succeed?
42. Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies.