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Numbers 32:15

13 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

14 Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”

16 Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

17 But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
KJV
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
WEB
For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these people.”
ASV
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye will destroy all this people.
DARBY
If ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
BLB
For if you⁺ turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you⁺ will destroy all this people.”
ÅB
for vender dere dere bort, så dere ikke vil følge ham, da vil han la Israel bli enda lenger i ørkenen, og dere vil føre ulykke over hele dette folk.
OTB
Hvis dere vender dere bort fra å følge Ham, vil Han igjen etterlate dem i ørkenen, og dere vil være ansvarlige for deres ødeleggelse."
B1930
for vender I eder bort, så I ikke vil følge ham, da vil han la Israel bli ennu lenger i ørkenen, og I vil føre ulykke over hele dette folk.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:11–12

    So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

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  • Romans 14:15

    If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:15–68

    If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

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  • Romans 14:20–21

    Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

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  • Deuteronomy 30:17–19

    But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

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  • Leviticus 26:14–18

    If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,

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  • Joshua 22:16–18

    “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?

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