“But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.”
The congregation's complaint — The whole congregation murmured against the leaders. The people express their anger at being bound to spare a people who had deceived them. The murmuring ('lun, לוּן) recalls the wilderness complaints (cf. Exodus 15-16), suggesting a moment of collective doubt. Yet the leaders hold firm, recognizing that the oath stands regardless of the deception that occasioned it.
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