Numbers 14:39

When Moses told ¹  these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned ²  greatly.

When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.

When Moses spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people mourned greatly.

When Moses reported the LORD’s words to the Israelites, there was much sorrow among the people.

When Moses told all of this to the People of Israel, they mourned long and hard.

And when Moses put these words before the children of Israel, the people were full of grief.

When Moses told these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.

When Moses told ¹  these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned ²  greatly.

¹ tn The preterite here is subordinated to the next preterite to form a temporal clause.

² tn The word אָבַל (’aval) is rare, used mostly for mourning over deaths, but it is used here of mourning over bad news (see also Exod 33:4; 1 Sam 15:35; 16:1; etc.).