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43 The Amalekites and Canaanites are there waiting for you. You’ll die[a] violently,[b] since you’ve turned your back and have stopped following the Lord. The Lord won’t be with you.”

44 But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain, even though the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord and Moses didn’t leave the camp. 45 The Amalekites came down, accompanied by some Canaanites who lived in the mountains. They attacked and defeated them even while the Israelis were retreating[c] to Hormah.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:43 Or fall
  2. Numbers 14:43 Lit. die by the sword
  3. Numbers 14:45 The Heb. lacks even while the Israelis were retreating