- 耶和華吩咐摩西說、我曾起誓應許亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各說、要將迦南地賜給你的後裔.現在你和你從埃及地所領出來的百姓、要從這裡往那地去。
- 我要差遣使者在你前面、攆出迦南人、亞摩利人、赫人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人、
- 領你到那流奶與蜜之地.我自己不同你們上去、因為你們是硬著頸項的百姓、恐怕我在路上把你們滅絕。
- 百姓聽見這兇信就悲哀、也沒有人佩戴妝飾。
- 耶和華對摩西說、你告訴以色列人說、耶和華說、你們是硬著頸項的百姓、我若一霎時臨到你們中間、必滅絕你們現在你們要把身上的妝飾摘下來、使我可以知道怎樣待你們。
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- Then the LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.'
- I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
- Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."
- When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.
- For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' "
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