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במדבר פרק יד

(א) וַתִּשָּׂא כָּל הָעֵדָה וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּוּ הָעָם בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא:

(ב) וַיִּלֹּנוּ עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן כֹּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם כָּל הָעֵדָה לוּ מַתְנוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה לוּ מָתְנוּ:

(ג) וְלָמָה יְקֹוָק מֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לִנְפֹּל בַּחֶרֶב נָשֵׁינוּ וְטַפֵּנוּ יִהְיוּ לָבַז הֲלוֹא טוֹב לָנוּ שׁוּב מִצְרָיְמָה:

(ד) וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל אָחִיו נִתְּנָה רֹאשׁ וְנָשׁוּבָה מִצְרָיְמָה:

(ה) וַיִּפֹּל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן עַל פְּנֵיהֶם לִפְנֵי כָּל קְהַל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

(ו) וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן וְכָלֵב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּה מִן הַתָּרִים אֶת הָאָרֶץ קָרְעוּ בִּגְדֵיהֶם:

(ז) וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר עָבַרְנוּ בָהּ לָתוּר אֹתָהּ טוֹבָה הָאָרֶץ מְאֹד מְאֹד:

(ח) אִם חָפֵץ בָּנוּ יְקֹוָק וְהֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וּנְתָנָהּ לָנוּ אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הִוא זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ:

(ט) אַךְ בַּיקֹוָק אַל תִּמְרֹדוּ וְאַתֶּם אַל תִּירְאוּ אֶת עַם הָאָרֶץ כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם סָר צִלָּם מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וַיקֹוָק אִתָּנוּ אַל תִּירָאֻם:

(י) וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּל הָעֵדָה לִרְגּוֹם אֹתָם בָּאֲבָנִים וּכְבוֹד יְקֹוָק נִרְאָה בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֶל כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: פ

(יא) וַיֹּאמֶר יְקֹוָק אֶל מֹשֶׁה עַד אָנָה יְנַאֲצֻנִי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְעַד אָנָה לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ בִי בְּכֹל הָאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ:

(יב) אַכֶּנּוּ בַדֶּבֶר וְאוֹרִשֶׁנּוּ וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אֹתְךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וְעָצוּם מִמֶּנּוּ:

(יג) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל יְקֹוָק וְשָׁמְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּי הֶעֱלִיתָ בְכֹחֲךָ אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה מִקִּרְבּוֹ:

(יד) וְאָמְרוּ אֶל יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת שָׁמְעוּ כִּי אַתָּה יְקֹוָק בְּקֶרֶב הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עַיִן בְּעַיִן נִרְאָה אַתָּה יְקֹוָק וַעֲנָנְךָ עֹמֵד עֲלֵהֶם וּבְעַמֻּד עָנָן אַתָּה הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם יוֹמָם וּבְעַמּוּד אֵשׁ לָיְלָה:

(טו) וְהֵמַתָּה אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד וְאָמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ אֶת שִׁמְעֲךָ לֵאמֹר:

(טז) מִבִּלְתִּי יְכֹלֶת יְקֹוָק לְהָבִיא אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לָהֶם וַיִּשְׁחָטֵם בַּמִּדְבָּר:

(יז) וְעַתָּה יִגְדַּל נָא כֹּחַ אֲדֹנָי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ לֵאמֹר:

(יח) יְקֹוָק אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפָשַׁע וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים עַל שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל רִבֵּעִים:

(יט) סְלַח נָא לַעֲוֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה כְּגֹדֶל חַסְדֶּךָ וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד הֵנָּה:

(כ) וַיֹּאמֶר יְקֹוָק סָלַחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶךָ:

(כא) וְאוּלָם חַי אָנִי וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹד יְקֹוָק אֶת כָּל הָאָרֶץ:

(כב) כִּי כָל הָאֲנָשִׁים הָרֹאִים אֶת כְּבֹדִי וְאֶת אֹתֹתַי אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְמִצְרַיִם וּבַמִּדְבָּר וַיְנַסּוּ אֹתִי זֶה עֶשֶׂר פְּעָמִים וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹלִי:

(כג) אִם יִרְאוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַאֲבֹתָם וְכָל מְנַאֲצַי לֹא יִרְאוּהָ:

(כד) וְעַבְדִּי כָלֵב עֵקֶב הָיְתָה רוּחַ אַחֶרֶת עִמּוֹ וַיְמַלֵּא אַחֲרָי וַהֲבִיאֹתִיו אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר בָּא שָׁמָּה וְזַרְעוֹ יוֹרִשֶׁנָּה:

(כה) וְהָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב בָּעֵמֶק מָחָר פְּנוּ וּסְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ יַם סוּף: פ

(כו) וַיְדַבֵּר יְקֹוָק אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר:

(כז) עַד מָתַי לָעֵדָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה מַלִּינִים עָלָי אֶת תְּלֻנּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה מַלִּינִים עָלַי שָׁמָעְתִּי:

(כח) אֱמֹר אֲלֵהֶם חַי אָנִי נְאֻם יְקֹוָק אִם לֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתֶּם בְּאָזְנָי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לָכֶם:

(כט) בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה יִפְּלוּ פִגְרֵיכֶם וְכָל פְּקֻדֵיכֶם לְכָל מִסְפַּרְכֶם מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה אֲשֶׁר הֲלִינֹתֶם עָלָי:

(ל) אִם אַתֶּם תָּבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתִי אֶת יָדִי לְשַׁכֵּן אֶתְכֶם בָּהּ כִּי אִם כָּלֵב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּה וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן:

(לא) וְטַפְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם לָבַז יִהְיֶה וְהֵבֵיאתִי אֹתָם וְיָדְעוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מְאַסְתֶּם בָּהּ:

(לב) וּפִגְרֵיכֶם אַתֶּם יִפְּלוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה:

(לג) וּבְנֵיכֶם יִהְיוּ רֹעִים בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וְנָשְׂאוּ אֶת זְנוּתֵיכֶם עַד תֹּם פִּגְרֵיכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר:

(לד) בְּמִסְפַּר הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר תַּרְתֶּם אֶת הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם יוֹם לַשָּׁנָה יוֹם לַשָּׁנָה תִּשְׂאוּ אֶת עֲוֹנֹתֵיכֶם אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וִידַעְתֶּם אֶת תְּנוּאָתִי:

(לה) אֲנִי יְקֹוָק דִּבַּרְתִּי אִם לֹא זֹאת אֶעֱשֶׂה לְכָל הָעֵדָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת הַנּוֹעָדִים עָלָי בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה יִתַּמּוּ וְשָׁם יָמֻתוּ:

(לו) וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה לָתוּר אֶת הָאָרֶץ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וילונו וַיַּלִּינוּ עָלָיו אֶת כָּל הָעֵדָה לְהוֹצִיא דִבָּה עַל הָאָרֶץ:

(לז) וַיָּמֻתוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים מוֹצִאֵי דִבַּת הָאָרֶץ רָעָה בַּמַּגֵּפָה לִפְנֵי יְקֹוָק:

(לח) וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן וְכָלֵב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּה חָיוּ מִן הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם הַהֹלְכִים לָתוּר אֶת הָאָרֶץ:

(לט) וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְאַבְּלוּ הָעָם מְאֹד:

(מ) וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶל רֹאשׁ הָהָר לֵאמֹר הִנֶּנּוּ וְעָלִינוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְקֹוָק כִּי חָטָאנוּ:

(מא) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לָמָּה זֶּה אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת פִּי יְקֹוָק וְהִוא לֹא תִצְלָח:

(מב) אַל תַּעֲלוּ כִּי אֵין יְקֹוָק בְּקִרְבְּכֶם וְלֹא תִּנָּגְפוּ לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיכֶם:

(מג) כִּי הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי שָׁם לִפְנֵיכֶם וּנְפַלְתֶּם בֶּחָרֶב כִּי עַל כֵּן שַׁבְתֶּם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְקֹוָק וְלֹא יִהְיֶה יְקֹוָק עִמָּכֶם:

(מד) וַיַּעְפִּלוּ לַעֲלוֹת אֶל רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְקֹוָק וּמֹשֶׁה לֹא מָשׁוּ מִקֶּרֶב הַמַּחֲנֶה:

(מה) וַיֵּרֶד הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּהָר הַהוּא וַיַּכּוּם וַיַּכְּתוּם עַד הַחָרְמָה: פ

Alef.

1.  According to Akeidat Yitzchak’s first answer, the problem lies in the rejection of the land that was Promised to them. According to the second answer, the rejection of the land in fact constituted a rejection of God and living on a more spiritual level in accordance with His Desire and Plan. (This is similar to what HaShem Tells Shmuel when the people demand that a king be appointed to lead them:

2.  

(ח) אִם חָפֵץ בָּנוּ יְקֹוָק וְהֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וּנְתָנָהּ לָנוּ אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הִוא זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ:

(ט) אַךְ בַּיקֹוָק אַל תִּמְרֹדוּ וְאַתֶּם אַל תִּירְאוּ אֶת עַם הָאָרֶץ כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם סָר צִלָּם מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וַיקֹוָק אִתָּנוּ אַל תִּירָאֻם:...

(יא) וַיֹּאמֶר יְקֹוָק אֶל מֹשֶׁה עַד אָנָה יְנַאֲצֻנִי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְעַד אָנָה לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ בִי בְּכֹל הָאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ:..

(ל) אִם אַתֶּם תָּבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתִי אֶת יָדִי לְשַׁכֵּן אֶתְכֶם בָּהּ כִּי אִם כָּלֵב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּה וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן:

3.  Based on the verses cited in question 2 above, it would appear that Akeidat Yitzchak is rendering a literal reading of the verses.

Bet.

1.  The biblical text seems to say that according to the understanding of the people what God has Planned for them, the men will be killed during the course of acquiring land upon which the women and children will be able to live, but in the absence of male protection, will ultimately be desecrated. (This plan appears to parallel the ultimate proposal that Reuven, Gad and half of Menashe make concerning acquiring land on the far side of the Jordan in lieu of taking up residence in Israel proper:

במדבר פרק לב

(טז) וַיִּגְּשׁוּ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ גִּדְרֹת צֹאן נִבְנֶה לְמִקְנֵנוּ פֹּה וְעָרִים לְטַפֵּנוּ:

(יז) וַאֲנַחְנוּ נֵחָלֵץ חֻשִׁים לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם הֲבִיאֹנֻם אֶל מְקוֹמָם וְיָשַׁב טַפֵּנוּ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר מִפְּנֵי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ:

(יח) לֹא נָשׁוּב אֶל בָּתֵּינוּ עַד הִתְנַחֵל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלָתוֹ:

(יט) כִּי לֹא נִנְחַל אִתָּם מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן וָהָלְאָה כִּי בָאָה נַחֲלָתֵנוּ אֵלֵינוּ מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה: פ

In other words, only the men would fight for the land and the women and children will take up residence in it. Of course, if the men do not return, then it will have been a pyric victory and the survivors of the families would be subject to attack and enslavement.)

The difficulty with this reading is why are only the men in danger of dying and not the rest of their families? Akeidat Yitzchak parses the verse as representing one of three possibilities: a) that the Jews attack Canaan with the men being killed and the women and children taken captive; b) that the people remain in the desert where it is less inevitable that anyone will die; and c) returning to Egypt where everyone would be assured of continuing to live, albeit under the conditions of slavery.

2.  The simple sense of BaMidbar 14:3 is that everyone is at risk when they enter the land, the men possibly being killed and the women and children taken captive (rather than understanding that what will happen to the women and children will take place once they have already taken possession of the land).

Gimel.

1.א. 

העמק דבר על במדבר פרק יד פסוק א

(א) כל העדה. המה ראשי העם שעמדו שם. כדכתיב לעיל (במדבר פרק יג:כו) "וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל מִדְבַּר פָּארָן קָדֵשָׁה וַיָּשִׁיבוּ אֹתָם דָּבָר וְאֶת כָּל הָעֵדָה וַיַּרְאוּם אֶת פְּרִי הָאָרֶץ".וברור שלא עמדו ששים רבוא באותו מקום. אלא עדת בני ישראל. היינו ראשי העדה. והמה נתנו קולם תומ"י:

    ב.

שמות פרק יב

(ג) דַּבְּרוּ אֶל כָּל עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בֶּעָשֹׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְיִקְחוּ לָהֶם אִישׁ שֶׂה לְבֵית אָבֹת שֶׂה לַבָּיִת:

In this case, a Mitzva that affected each individual household was being discussed, and therefore it makes sense that it would be conveyed in the presence of everyone. In the case in BaMidbar, the spies were making a report about what they saw, a report that was necessary for the decision makers among the people as opposed to every individual.

ויקרא פרק ד

(יג) וְאִם כָּל עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל מִצְוֹת יְקֹוָק אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵׁמוּ:

רש"י ויקרא פרק ד פסוק יג

(יג) עדת ישראל - אלו סנהדרין:

שפתי חכמים

(ה) משום שנאמר כאן עדה ונאמר להלן עדה, "ושפטו העדה והצילו העדה" (במדבר לה, כד כה), מה עדה האמורה להלן בית דין, אף עדה האמורה כאן בית דין, ומדכתיב "עדת ישראל" שמע מינה העדה המיוחדתשבישראל, ואיזו זו סנהדרי גדולה היושבת בלשכת הגזית:

2. Mizrachi notes that the word “לו” could mean “if” in addition to “if only”. Consequently, each time the word appears, it will have to be defined within its context.

בראשית פרק כג

(יג) וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל עֶפְרוֹן בְּאָזְנֵי עַם הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר אַךְ אִם אַתָּה לוּ שְׁמָעֵנִי נָתַתִּי כֶּסֶף הַשָּׂדֶה קַח מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶת מֵתִי שָׁמָּה:

רש"י

(יג) אך אם אתה לו שמעני - אתה אומר לי לשמוע לך וליקח בחנם, אני אי אפשי בכך, אך אם אתה לו שמעני הלואי ותשמעני:

בראשית פרק ל

(לד) וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן הֵן לוּ יְהִי כִדְבָרֶךָ:

רש"י

לו יהי כדברך - הלואי שתחפוץ בכך:

מזרחי על במדבר פרק יד פסוק ב

(ב) לו מתנו הלואי ומתנו. פירש מלת לו לשון הלואי, לא לשון אילו, כמו "לו חכמו" "לו יש חרב בידי". גם הוסיף וי"ו על מלת מתנו הלואי ומתנו, וכן גבי "לו שמעני" "הלואי ותשמעני", מפני שפירוש הלואי, כמו "מייתן", שהוא דבק עם וי"ו אחריו "'מי יתן והיה לבבם", מי יתן ומתנו. ואף על פי שהוי"ו שאחר "מי יתן" הוא במקום שי"ן, כאילו אמר, מי יתן שהיה לבבם, והיה ראוי להוסיף אחר מלת הלואי אות שי"ן ולא אות וי"ו, אףעל פי כן הוסיף וי"ו מפני שהווין החסרים רבים במקרא, ואות שי"ן לא נמצא חסר, כי אם אותו שהוא במקום "אשר", כמו, "את הדרך ילכו בה" שפירושו את הדרך אשר ילכו בה:

3.א.

בראשית פרק מא

(מא) וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל יוֹסֵף רְאֵה נָתַתִּי אֹתְךָ עַל כָּל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם:

רש"י

(מא) נתתי אתך - מניתי יתך, ואף על פי כן לשון נתינה הוא, כמו (דברים כו יט) ולתתך עליון, בין לגדולה בין לשפלות נופל לשון נתינה עליו, כמו (מלאכי ב ט) נתתי אתכם נבזים ושפלים:

RaShI quotes Targum because the meaning of “נתנה” doesn’t necessarily mean “appoint” but rather “place”. Therefore by quoting Targum, RaShI is insisting that in this context the word means “to appoint”. Whereas Pharaoh has the power to appoint an individual to a particular office, in this context we are talking about the people rather than a political leader, and therefore it might be thought that the people would not be able to “appoint” someone as their leader. Comes RaShI to tell us otherwise.

    ב. Perhaps the reason why RaShI does not follow the Peshat is because the people are currently being led by someone Appointed by HaShem, i.e., Moshe. Consequently they will need an alternative—someone who is appointed to fulfill the same role, but instead of leading them to Canaan, would lead them back to Egypt; or an alternate deity to serve in place of HaShem as their metaphysical leader.

ג   .  ChaZaL are assuming that when people disagree with HaShem’s Plan, in this case to proceed into the land of Israel, in effect they are following a different set of values and beliefs, i.e., a different religion and spiritual focus.

4.א.  In Tehillim 121:5, the term “צלך” is parallel to “שמרך”.

תהלים פרק קכא

(ה) יְקֹוָק שֹׁמְרֶךָ יְקֹוָק צִלְּךָ עַל יַד יְמִינֶךָ:

    ב.  Since the people that they rely upon, even if they are כשרים like איוב, in the end have no effectiveness one way or the other. While the Canaanites might think that these people give them some sort of protection, in the end they actually do not. So why would the knowledge that these individuals were no longer alive, give the Jews any additional confidence? If on the other hand, the Canaanites had been protected by HaShem until the moment was ripe for the Jews to take over, then there should be no fears that there will be insurmountable resistance.

Daled.

1) What is the fact that Yehoshua and Kalev were among the spies have anything to do with their tearing their clothing?

2) If in light of the terrible reaction of the Jewish people to the spies’ report, it was worthy of people tearing their clothes, why did only Yehoshua and Kalev do so, and not the other leaders of the Jewish people like Moshe, Yehoshua and the seventy elders?

Heh.

1. Abrabanel’s interpretation ties together the two elements of the verse, i.e., the Canaanites are the “bread” of the Jews, and their protection has deserted them. RaShI and Ibn Ezra separate these two elements into two separate ideas.

2. 

יהושע פרק ב

(ט) וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל הָאֲנָשִׁים יָדַעְתִּי כִּי נָתַן יְקֹוָק לָכֶם אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְכִי נָפְלָה אֵימַתְכֶם עָלֵינוּ וְכִי נָמֹגוּ כָּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶם:

And she said unto the men: 'I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.