Numbers 17:12-1964 bbe — And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all. Death w…

Numbers 17:12-1964 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all. Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?”

Numbers 17:12-1964 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of Numbers, chapter 17, verses 12–1964.

Numbers is traditionally attributed to Moses (traditional). It was written c. 1446–1406 BC.

Numbers records Israel's forty years of wilderness wandering — two censuses (hence the name), rebellions, the failure at Kadesh-Barnea, and the slow journey to the plains of Moab. It is a sober portrait of human unbelief and God's patient faithfulness across a generation.

Numbers explores themes including Wilderness, Faithfulness, Rebellion, Guidance, Provision. These themes shape the meaning and context of Numbers 17:12-1964.

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Numbers 17:12-1964 reads (BBE): “And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all. Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.