4And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
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To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, …
Remember Lot's wife.
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here we see what mischief the evil spies made by their unfair representation. We may suppose that these twelve that were impanelled to enquire concerning Canaan had talked it over among themselves before they brought in their report in public; and Caleb and Joshua, it is likely, had done their utmost to bring the rest over to be of their mind, and if they would but have agreed that Caleb, accordin…
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