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Numbers 32:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look, you have grown up to take your fathers' place, but you're just more sinful people who will make the LORD's fierce anger toward Israel even worse.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is warning the new generation that they're following in their parents' footsteps of rebellion and will only make God's anger toward Israel burn hotter.

📚 Historical Context

Moses is speaking to the tribes of Reuben and Gad who want to settle east of the Jordan River instead of crossing over to claim the Promised Land with the other tribes. This echoes the earlier rebellion when their fathers refused to enter the land after the spies' report, causing God's anger and the 40-year wilderness wandering. Moses sees history repeating itself with this new generation making similar faithless choices.

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1 Chronicles 21:17
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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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