3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

The People Rebel

1 ^rThen all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the people of Israel ^sgrumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, ^t“Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! 3 ^uWhy is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and ^vour little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 And they said to one another, ^w“Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”