36 Ten of the men sent to explore the land had brought back bad news and had made the people complain against the Lord.
37 So he sent a deadly disease that killed those men,
38 but he let Joshua and Caleb live.
39 The people of Israel were very sad after Moses gave them the Lord's message.
40 So they got up early the next morning and got ready to head toward the hill country of Canaan. They said, “We were wrong to complain about the Lord. Let's go into the land that he promised us.”
41 But Moses replied, “You're disobeying the Lord! Your plan won't work,
42-43 so don't even try it. The Lord refuses to help you, because you turned your backs on him. The Amalekites and the Canaanites are your enemies, and they will attack and defeat you.”