36. So the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and who returned and incited the entire community to complain about him by spreading a negative report about the land —
37. those men who spread the negative report about the land were struck down by the Lord.
38. Only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to scout out the land.
39. When Moses reported these words to all the Israelites, the people were overcome with grief.
40. They got up early the next morning and went up the ridge of the hill country, saying, “Let’s go to the place the Lord promised, for we were wrong.”
41. But Moses responded, “Why are you going against the Lord’s command? It won’t succeed.
42. Don’t go, because the Lord is not among you and you will be defeated by your enemies.