And they told him, saying, "We came unto the land whither thou sendedst us, and surely it is a land that floweth with milk and honey and here is of the fruit of it.

I, the LORD, have said that I will do it unto all this evil congregation that are gathered together against me: even in this wilderness ye shall be consumed, and here ye shall die."

And they rose up early in the morning and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, "Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place of which the LORD said, for we have sinned."

"Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest and let him take up the censers out of the burning and scatter the fire here and there,

Why have ye brought the congregation of the LORD unto this wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die here?

And the people spake against God and against Moses, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our souls loatheth this light bread."

And he said unto them, "Tarry here all night and I will bring you word, even as the LORD shall say unto me." And the lords of Moab abode with Balaam.

Nevertheless tarry ye here all night: that I may know what the LORD will say unto me once more."

And Balaam said unto Balak, "Build me here seven altars and provide here seven oxen and seven rams."

And he said unto Balak, "Stand here, by thy sacrifice, while I go yonder."

And Balaam said unto Balak, "Make me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams."

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and of Reuben, "Shall your brethren go to war and ye tarry here?

And they went near him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our sheep and for our cattle, and cities for our children:

Our children, our wives, substance, and all our cattle, shall remain here in the cities of Gilead.