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Numbers 14:36–37

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36As for the men whom Moses sent to explore the land, who returned and made the community grumble against him by spreading a report over the land, 37the men who spread the evil report of the land died by the plague before Yahweh.i

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  1. iLiterally “in the presence of Yahweh”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land— the men who brought up a bad report of the land—died by plague before the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the men Moses had sent to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble against him by spreading a bad report about it—these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and who returned and incited the entire community to complain about him by spreading a negative report about the land—those men who spread the negative report about the land were struck down by the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land—the ones who incited rebellion against the Lord with their bad report—were struck dead with a plague before the Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.