And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.
Early the next morning, they got up and climbed to the top of the mountain, saying, 'Look, we are here and ready to go up to the place the LORD has promised us, because we realize we have sinned.'
The Israelites realized their mistake and tried to rush into the Promised Land on their own terms, but it was too late for their disobedience.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after the Israelites had rejected God's command to enter the Promised Land because they feared the giants living there. As punishment, God declared that generation would wander in the wilderness for 40 years and die there. Now, realizing their error, they attempted to enter the land anyway, but without God's blessing or presence.
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