^{1 Ref} All the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

^{2 Ref} All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

^{3 Ref} Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?

^{4 Ref} They said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

^{5 Ref} Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

^{6 Ref} Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes:

^{7 Ref} and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.

^{8 Ref} If Yahweh delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey.

^{9 Ref} Only don't rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us: don't fear them.

^{10 Ref} But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. The glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of meeting to all the children of Israel.