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And it came to pass that Moses did go before יהוה (YHVH) on behalf of the children of Israel,
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, did hearkened to the prayers of Moses, and יהוה (YHVH) was appeased of him for Israel.
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¶ And it came to pass that יהוה (YHVH) did speak unto Moses, telling him to hew two stone tablets and to bring them up to the mount that יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, should write again upon them.
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And after Moses hewed the two tablets and went up unto the Mount, יהוה (YHVH) did write His Torah upon the tablets:
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did instruct Moses in His statutes and judgments to impart to Israel.
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¶ And it came to pass that יהוה (YHVH) did instruct that the children of Israel should make a sanctuary for יהוה (YHVH), that His name (HaShem) might rest therein,
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did show unto Moses the very likeness of the sanctuary and the likeness of all its vessels.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses did come unto the children of Israel and did speak unto them all the words of יהוה (YHVH),
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And Moses did teach us the Torah, and the statutes, and the judgments which יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, had taught them.
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And it came to pass that the children of Israel did rejoice greatly at all that יהוה (YHVH) had spoken unto them through His servant, Moses.
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And they said: All that יהוה (YHVH) hath spoken we will do.
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And the people rose as one and made generous offerings to the sanctuary of יהוה (YHVH),
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Each one brought their offering for the work of the sanctuary, and for all its service.
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¶ And it came to pass that יהוה (YHVH) did speak unto Moses, that he should send twelve men from the children of Israel, one man to a tribe, to go and explore the land of promise.
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And so it was that Moses did send the twelve men, and they came to the land to search and examine it, and Joshua, the son of Nun, did go before them.
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¶ And it came to pass that they did explore the land for forty days and forty nights, and at the end of forty days came they again to Moses,
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And so it was that they did bring unto Moses word as it was in their hearts.
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¶ And it came to pass that ten of the men brought up an evil report, saying: It is better for us to return to Egypt than to go to such a land.
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And so it was that Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, gave a good report from their hearts, saying: The land is exceedingly good;
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Yeah, and if יהוה (YHVH) delight in us, then shall He bring us to this land and give it to us, for it is a land flowing with milk and honey.
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¶ And it came to pass that the children of Israel would not hearken to Joshua, and Caleb, but they did hearken unto the word of the ten men who had given up an evil report from the fear in their hearts.
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did hear their murmurings and was wroth, saying:
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Surely not one man of this wicked generation shall see the land from twenty years old and upward excepting Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua, the son of Nun.
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Surely this is a wicked generation and shall perish in this wilderness, and their children shall come to the land, and they shall possess it;
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So it was that the anger of יהוה (YHVH) was kindled against the children of Israel (straight to God), and they were made to wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the end of that wicked generation.
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¶ And it came to pass that after this Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men and they rose up against Moses with men from the congregation of great renown;
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And they did gather themselves together against Moses and they did say unto him:
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Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and יהוה (YHVH) is among us.
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And after this manner did they rise up and contend with Moses and the whole congregation.
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did grow angry with them, and in His wrath did the earth open its mouth, and swallowed them up, they and all that did belong to them, and all the men that did follow after Korah.
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And it came to pass that the war that was between that Korath of the children of Jacob, and יהוה (YHVH), the Elohim of Israel, did come to an end; and יהוה (YHVH) was again undefeated.