Catholic Public Domain Version
"But your little ones, about whom you said that they would be a prey to the enemies, I will lead them in, so that they may see the land that has displeased you. "
— Numbers 14:31, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.”
“But your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected. ”
“But your little ones, that you said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have rejected.”
“But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised.”
“But your children, of whom you said, that they should be a prey to the enemies, will I bring in: that they may see the land which you have despised.”
“And your little ones, whom you said would come into strange hands, I will take in, and they will see the land which you would not have.”
“But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.”
Therefore, say to them: As I live, says the Lord, as you spoke in my hearing, so will I do to you.
In the wilderness, here shall your carcasses lie. All you who were numbered from twenty years and above, and who have murmured against me,
you shall not enter into the land, over which I lifted up my hand to cause you to live there, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
But your little ones, about whom you said that they would be a prey to the enemies, I will lead them in, so that they may see the land that has displeased you.
Your carcasses shall lie in the wilderness.
Your sons shall wander in the desert for forty years, and they shall bear your fornication, until the carcasses of their fathers are consumed in the desert.
According to the number of the forty days, during which you examined the land, one year shall be charged for each day. And so, for forty years you shall take back your iniquities, and you shall know my retribution.