So they saidto oneanother,"Let us appointa leaderand returnto Egypt."
saying,"No,but we will goto the landof Egypt,wherewe will not seewaror hearthe soundof a trumpetor hungerfor bread,and we will staythere";
but a wholemonth,untilit comesout of your nostrilsand becomesloathsometo you; becauseyou have rejectedthe LORDwhois amongyou and have weptbeforeHim, saying,"Whydid we everleaveEgypt?"'"
Then Mosesand Aaronfellon their facesin the presenceof allthe assemblyof the congregationof the sonsof Israel.
"RememberLot'swife.
"Our fatherswere unwillingto be obedientto him, but repudiatedhim and in their heartsturned backto Egypt,
"Moreover,he shall not multiplyhorsesfor himself, norshall he cause the peopleto returnto Egyptto multiplyhorses,since the LORDhas saidto you, 'You shall neveragainreturnthat way.'
"The LORDwill bringyou backto Egyptin ships,by the wayabout whichI spoketo you, 'You will neverseeit again!'And thereyou will offeryourselves for saleto your enemiesas maleand femaleslaves,but therewill be nobuyer."
And indeedifthey had been thinkingof that [country] from whichthey wentout, they would have hadopportunityto return.
