9. And when they had gone all the way to the Valley of the Cluster of Grapes, having viewed the entire region, they subverted the hearts of the sons of Israel, so that they would not enter into the parts that the Lord gave to them.
10. And being angry, the Lord swore an oath, saying:
11. 'These men, who ascended out of Egypt, from twenty years and above, will not see the land, which I have promised under an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For they were not willing to follow me,
12. except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; these have fulfilled my will.'
13. And the Lord, being angry against Israel, led them in a course through the desert for forty years, until the entire generation, which had done evil in his sight, was consumed.
14. And behold," he said, "you have risen up in the place of your fathers, the offshoots and the nurslings of sinful men, in order to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.
15. But if you are not willing to follow him, he will leave the people behind in the wilderness, and you will have been the cause of all our deaths."
16. But approaching closer, they said: "We will manufacture sheep pens and cattle stalls, as well as fortified cities, for our little ones.
17. But we ourselves will continue on, armed and girded for battle, before the sons of Israel, until we lead them to their places. Our little ones, and whatever we may be able to have, shall be in walled cities, because of the treachery of the inhabitants.
18. We will not return to our houses, even until the sons of Israel may possess their inheritance.
19. Neither will we seek anything across the Jordan, because we already have our possession on its eastern side."
20. And Moses said to them: "If you accomplish what you have promised, you may go out, equipped for battle, before the Lord.
21. And let every fighting man cross over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrows his enemies,
22. and all the land is subjected to him. Then you will be guiltless with the Lord and with Israel, and you will obtain the regions which you desire before the Lord.