42 (A)Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, [a]to prevent you from being defeated [b]by your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there [c]to confront you, and you will fall by the sword, since you have turned back from following the Lord. And the Lord will not be with you.”

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  1. Numbers 14:42 Lit so that you are not
  2. Numbers 14:42 Lit before
  3. Numbers 14:43 Lit before you

42 Do not go up, because the Lord is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,(A) 43 for the Amalekites(B) and the Canaanites(C) will face you there. Because you have turned away from the Lord, he will not be with you(D) and you will fall by the sword.”

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12 Therefore the (A)sons of Israel cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their [a]backs before their enemies, because they have become designated for destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you eliminate from your midst the things designated for destruction.

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  1. Joshua 7:12 Lit necks

12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies;(A) they turn their backs(B) and run(C) because they have been made liable to destruction.(D) I will not be with you anymore(E) unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

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14 (A)Now the Spirit of the Lord left Saul, and (B)an evil spirit from the Lord terrified him.

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David in Saul’s Service

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(A) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord tormented him.(C)

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23