16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wildernefs of Faran. CHAP. XIII. The names of the men who were fent to fearch the land: 17 their inftructions: 23 their ads; 29 and their relation. And the Lend pake unto Mofes, faying, 2 Send thou men that they may fearch the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Ifrael: of every tribe of their fathers fhall ye fend a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Mofes, by the commandment of the LORD, fent them from the wilderness of Paran: all thofe men were heads of the children of Ifrael. 4 And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben; Shammua, the fon of Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of Simeon; Shaphat, the fon of Hari. 6 Of the tribe of Judah; Caleb, the fon of Jephunneb. 7 Of the tribe of Iffachar; Igal, the fon of Jofeph. 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim; Oshea, the fon of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin; Palti, the fon of Rapliu. 10 of the tribe of Zebulun; Gaddiel, the Son of Sodi. 11 Of the tribe of Jofeph, namely, of the tribe of Manafleh; Gaddi, the fort of Sufi. 12 Of the tribe of Dan; Ammiel, the fon of Gemalli. 3 Of the tribe of Asher; Sethur, the fon of Michael. 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali; Nahbi, the fon of Vopfi. 15 Of the tribe of Gad; Geuel, the fon of Machi. 16 Thefe are the names of the men which Mofes fent to fpy out the land. called Othea the fon of Nun, Jehoshua. And Moles 17 And Mofes fent them to fpy out the land of Canaan, and faid unto them, Get you up this way fouthward, and go up into the mountain; 18 And fee the land what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be ttrong 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 firft-ripe grapes.) 21 So they went up, and fearched the land, from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they afcended by the fouth, and came unto Hebron, where Ahiman, Shefhai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built feven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came unto the brook of Efhcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one clutter of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. becaufe of the clutters of grapes which the 46 And they went and came to Mofos, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of Paran, to Kadeth; and brought back ward the children of Ifrael, unto the wilderness of unto them, and unto all the congregatios, and fhewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and faid, We came furely it floweth with milk and honey; and unto the land whither thou fentelt us, and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless, the people be ftrong that and very great: and, moreover, we faw the dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, children of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of fites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mous the fouth and the Hittites, and the Jeb and by the coaft of Jordan. tains; and the Canaanites dwell by the [ça, fes, and faid, Let us go up at once and pal30 And Caleb ftilled the people before Mo fefs it; for we are well able to overcome it. 31 But the men that went up with him people; for they are stronger than we. faid, We be not able to go up againit the the land which they had fearched, unto the 32 And they brought up an evil report which we have gone to fearch it, is a land children of Ifrael, faying, The land, through all the people that we faw in it are men of that eateth up the inhabitants thereof and great ftature. 33 And there we faw the giants, the fors were in our own fight as grafhoppers, and of Anak, which come of the giants: and we fo we were in their fight. CHAP. XIV. ANd all the congregation lifted up the againit Mofes, and againit Aaron: and the unto this land, to fall by the fword, that out a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 5 Then Mofes and Aaron fell on their faces 6 And Jothua, the fon of Nun, and Caleb, that fearched the land, rent their clothes. the fon of Jephunneh, which zuere of the the children of Ifrael, faying, The land, which 7 And they fpake unto all the company d we paffed through to fearch it, is an excret ing good land. hring us into this land, and give it us; a lar 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he w which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the Loa neither fear ye the people of the land to they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Loan is with us; icar them not. 10 But all the congregation bade ftone them with flones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation, before all the children of Ifrael. 11 And the Loan faid unto Mofes, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the fig which I have thewed among them? 1 fmite them with the peftilence, and difinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation, and mightier than they 131And Mofes faid unto the LORD, Then the Egyptias thall hear it, (for thou broughtup this people in thy might from among thoug 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou, , ar among this people; that thou, Logart feen face to face; and that thy cloud dandeth over them; and that thou goett be fort them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, alina pillar of fire by night. Now, if thou thalt kill all this people as het, then the nations, which have heard the fame of thee, will fpeak, faying, 15 Because the LORD was not able to bring the people into the land which he fware to them, therefore he hath flain them in the wildeels 11 Jadnow, I befeech thee, let the power of myLord be great, according as thou haft pokes, faring 29 Your carcafes fhall fall in this wildernefs; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have, murmured against me, 30 Doubtlefs ye thall not come into the land, concerning which I fware to make you dweй therein, lave Caleb, the fon of Jephunneh, and Jofthua, the fon of Nun. 31 But your little ones, which ye faid fhould. be a prey, them will I bring in, and they fhall know the land which ye have defpifed. 32 But as for you, your carcafes, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children fhall wander in the wildernefs forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcafes be waited in the wildernefs. 34 After the number of the days in which ye fearched the land, even forty days, (each day for a year,), thall ye hear your iniquitics, even forty years; and ye thall know my.. breach of promife. 35 I the LORD have faid, I will furely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together againit me: in this wildernefa they thall be confumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men which Mofes fent to fearch the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a flander upon the land; 37 Even thofe men, that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. 18 The Loanis long-fuffering, and of great 38 But Joshua, the fon of Nun, and Caleb, ny, forgiving iniquity and tranfgreffion, the fon of Jephunnel, which were of the men theliquity of the fathers upon the children, by no means clearing the guilty vifiting that went to fearch the land, lived till. to the third and fourth generation 10 Pardon, Thefeech thee, the iniquity of the people, according unto the greatnefs of thy mercy, and as thou haft forgiven this Pople, from Egypt even until now. 20 And the Loan faid, according to thy word: 21, truly as 1 live, all the earth fhall be filled with the glory of the LORD. 39 And Mofes told thefe fayings unto all the children of Ifrael: and the people mourn ed greatly. have pardoned, Because all those men which have feen Clary, and my miracles which I did in and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now thefe ten times, and have arheartened to my voice; 23 Burely they fhall not fee the land which fate unto their fathers, neither fhall any of them that provoked me fee it: But my fervant Caleb, because he had an ther with him, and hath followed me folly, B will I bring into the land whereinto ; and his feed fhall poffefs it. 23 Now the Amalekites and the CanaanBadwelt in the valley.) To-morrow turn and get re into the wilderncis, by the the Redfea. And the LORD fpake unto Mafes and Aaron, faying How long thail & bear with this evil contan, which murmur againit me? I have 40 And they rofe up early in the moraing, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, faying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promifed: for we have finned. 41 And Mofes faid, Wherefore now do ye tranfgrefs the commandment of the LORD? but it thall not profper. 42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not fmitten before your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye fhall fall by the fword: becaufe ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you. 44 But they prefumed to go up unto the hill-top: nevertheless, the ark of the cove nant of the LORD, and Mofes, departed not out of the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hiH, and fmote them, and difcomfited them, even unto Hormah. CHAP. XV. The law offundry offerings. 32 The fabbath breaker stoned. cherings of the children of Is- ANd the LORD fpake unto Mofes, faying, nel they murmur againit me. 2 Speak unto the children of Ifracl, to them. As truly as live, faith and fay unto them, when ye be come into aye have fpoken in mine cars, fo the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 3 And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt-offering, or a facrifice in performing a vow, or in a free-will offering, or in your folemn featts, to make a fweet favour unto the LORD, of the herd or of the flock; 4 Then thall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat-offering, of a tenth-deal of flour, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. 5 And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink-offering thalt thou prepare, with the burnt-offering or facrifice, for one lamb. 6 Or for a ram, thou thalt prepare for a meat-offering two tenth-deals of flour, mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. 7 And for a drink-offering thou fhalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a fweet favour unto the LORD. 8 And when thou preparett a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a facrifice in performing a vow, or peace-offerings unto the LORD: 9 Then fhall he bring with a bullock a meat-offering of three fenth-deals of flour, mingled with half an hin of oil. 10 And thou halt bring for a drink-offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD. 11 Thus thali it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye fhall prepare, fo fhall ye do to every onc, according to their number. 13 All that are born of the country fhall do thefe things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD. 14 And if a stranger fojourn with you, or whofoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire of a fweet favour unto the LORD; as ye do, fo he thall do. 15 One ordinance fhall be both for you,of the congregation, and alfo for the ftranger that fojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, fo fhall the tranger be before the LORD. 16 One law, and one manner, fhall be for you, and for the stranger that fojourneth with you. 17 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, faying, 18 Speak unto the children of Ifrael, and fay unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you; 19 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye fhall offer up an heave-offering unto the LORD. 20 Ye thall offer up a cake of the firft of your dough for an heave-offering, as ye do the heave-offering of the threshing-floor, fo than ye heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave-offering in your ge nerations. 22 And if ye have erred, and not obferved all thefe commandments which theLORD hath fpoken unto Mofes, 23 Even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Mofes, from the day that the LORD commanded Mofes, and hence forward among your generations; 24 Then it thall be, if ought be committed" by ignorance, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering. for a fweet favour unto the LORD, with bi meat-offering, and his drink-offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a fin-offering. 25 And the pricft thall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Ifrael, and it thall be forgiven them; for it a ignorance: and they thall bring their offering, a facrifice made by hire unto the Loan, and their fin-offering before the LORD, for their ignorance. 26 And it fhall be forgiven all the congrega tion of the children of Ifrael, and theftranger that fojourneth among them; feeing all the people were in ignorance. 27 And if any foul tin through ignorance, then he fhall bring a the-goat of the first year for a fin-offering, 28 And the priett fhall make an atonement for the foul that finneth ignorantly, whet he finneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atoneinent for him; and it thall be forgiven him. neth through ignorance, beth for him that born among the children of Ifracl, and for the ftranger that fojourneth among them. 20 Ye shall have one law for him that fin 30 But the foul that doeth ought prefumptuously, (whether he be born in the land, or a stranger,) the fame reproacheth the LORD: and that foul fhall be cut off from a mong his people. 31 Because he hath defpifed the word of the LORD, and hath broken his command ment, that foul thall utterly be cut off: his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 And while the children of Ifrael were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered fticks upon the fabbath-day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks, brought him unto Mofes and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, becaufe a was not declared wltat fhould be done to him. 35 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, The man fhall be furely put to death: all the congregation thall tone him with tones without the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and toned him with one, and he died; as the LORD commanded Mofts. 37 And the LORD ipake unto Mofes, fap ing, 38 Speak unto the children of Ifrael, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments, throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue. 39 And it thall be unto you for a fringe. that ye may look upon it, and remember al the comina dments of the LORD, and da them; and that ye feek not after your own heart, and your own eyes, after which ye uf to go a whoring; 40 That ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the LORD your God, which brangle you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God i am the LORD your God. CHAP. XVI. The rebellion of Karah, c. 31 His punishd. 46 Aaren ayeth the plague. w Korah, the fon of Izhar, the fen of Aulath, the fon of Levi, and Dathan Abiram, the fons of Eliab, and On, the Peleth, fons of Reuben, took men; And they rofe up before Moies, with cerof the children of Ifracl, two hundred hity princes of the affembly, famous in congregation, men of renown: And they gathered themfelves together Mofes, and against Aaron, and faid uncan, Tr take too much upon you, feeing se congregation are holy, every one of and the LORD is among them: whereth lift ye up yourfelves above the conatue of the LORD? 4 And when Mofcs heard it, he fell upon And he spake unto Korah, and unto all his pany, faying, Even to-morrow the LORD show who are his, and telo is holy; and made him to come near unto him; even hom he hath chofen will he caufe to Bear unto him. The do: Take you cenfers, Korah, and company; And put fire therein, and put incenfe in before the LORD to-morrow and it Lee, that the man whom the LORD doth behall be boly: ye take too much you, ye lons of Levi. And Mofes faid unto Korah, Hear, I pray ye fons of Levi; meth but a fmall thing unto you, But the God of Ifrael hath feparated you the congregation of Ifrael, to bring you to bimfelf, to do the fervice of the taberthe Loup, and to ftand before the gation, to minitter unto them? And he hath brought thee near to him, 4thy brethren the fons of Levi with and feek ye the priesthood allo? For which caule, both thou and all thy pany are gathered together against the and what is Aaron, that ye murmur 18 And they took every man his cenfer, and put fire in them, and laid incenfe thereon, and itood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Mofes and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation. 20 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, and unto Aaron, faying, 21 Separate yourfelves from among this congregation, that I may confume them in a moment. 22 And they fell upon their faces, and faid, O God, the God of the fpirits of all fileth, thal one man fin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? 23 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, fay ing, 24 Speak unto the congregation, faying, Get ye up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Mofes rofe up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Ifrael followed him. 26 And he spake unto the congregation, faying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of thefe wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, left ye be consumed in all their fins. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every fide; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and tood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their fons, and their little children. 28 And Mofes faid, Hereby ye fhall know that the LORD hath fent me to do all thefe works; (for Ihave not done them of minc own mind.) 29 If thefe men die the common death of all men, or if they be vifited after the vifita tion of all men, then the LORD hath not fent me; 30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and fwallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit, then ye thall understand that thefe men have provoked the LORD. 31 And it came to pafs, as he had made an end of speaking all thefe words, that the ground clave afunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and fwallowed them up, and their houfes, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth clofed upon them: and they perifhed from among the congregation. 34 And all Ifrael that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they faid, Left the earth fwallow us up alfo. 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and confumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incenfe. 36 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, fay ing, 37 Speak unto Elcazar, the fon of Aaron the priest, that he take up the cenfers out of the burning, and fcatter thou the fire yonder, for they are hallowed. 38 The cenfers of thefe finners againft their own fouls, let thein make them broad out the camp in a clean place; and it thall be kept for the congregation of the children of Ifrael, for a water of feparation: it is apurification for fin. 10 And he that gathereth the aftes of the heifer fhall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Ifrael, and unto the ftranger that fojourneth among them, for a statute for ever. 11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man thall be unclean feven days. 12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the feventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himfelf the third day, then the feventh day he shall not be clean. 13 Whofoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not him felf, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that foul thall be cut off from Ifrael: becaufe the water of feparation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleannefs is yet upon him. 14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent; All that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, fhall be unclean feven days. 15And every open veffel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 16 And whosoever toucheth one that is flain with a fword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, fhall be unclean feven days. 17 And for an unclean perfon they hall take of the athes of the burntheifer of purification for fin, and running water thall be put thereto in a veffel; 18 And a clean perfon fhall take hyffop, and dip it in the water, and fprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vefels, and upon the perfons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one flain, or one dead, or a grave: 19 And the clean Berfon thall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the feventh day; and on the feventh day he thall purify himself, and wath his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and thall be clean at 3 And the people chode with Mofes, fpake, faying, Would God that we had when our brethren died before the LORD 4 And why have ye brought up the co gregation of the LORD into this wildcru that we and our cattle should die there 5 And wherefore have ye made us to co up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this c place? it is no place of feed, or of hig vines, or of pomegranates; neither is th any water to drink. And Mofes and Aaron went from prefence of the affembly unto the door of tabernacle of the congregation, and they. upon their faces; and the glory of the L appeared unto them. And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, f ing Take the rod, and gather thou the fembly together, thouand Aaron thy broth and fpeak ye unto the rock before their ey and it thall give forth his water, and ta thalt bring forth to them water out of rock: fo thou shalt give the congregation a their beafts drink. 9 And Moses took the rod from before t LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And Mofes and Aaron gathered the e gregation together before the rock, and faid unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; u we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Mufes lifted up his hand, and wh his rod he fmote the rock twice; and the w ter came out abundantly and the congreg tion drank, and their beats alfo. 12 And the LORD (pake unto Mofes a Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to fin tify me in the eyes of the children of rac therefore ye thall not bring this congregatio into the land which I have given them. 13 This is the water of Meribal ; becau the children of Ifrael ftrove with the Lu and he was fanctified in them. 14 And Mofes sent meffengers from K. deth unto the king of Edom, Thus faith brother Ifrael, Thou knowelt all the trat that hath befallen us; 15 How our fathers went down into Egyp and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time and the Egyptians vexed us and our fathers 16 And when we cried unto the Loan, b heard our voice, and fent an angel, and hat brought us forth out of Egypt; and, bebok we are in Kadeth, a city in the uttermons thy border. 17 Let us pafs, I pray thee, through zb country: we will not pass through the fla or through the vineyards, neither wi drink of the water of the wells, we will by the kings high-way, we will not turn ↑ the right hand nor to the left, until we has palled thy borders. 18 And Edom laid unto him, Thau fhà not pafs by me, lett I come out against the with the fword. 19 And the children of lfrael faid unto his We will go by the highway; and if I and cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay & it: I will only (without doing any thing go through on my feet. 20 And he faid, Thou shalt not go thras And Edom came out againit him with ma people, and with a strong hand, |