Although their precious inheritance, the Promised Land, was very close, some 24,000 Israelites lost their lives.
وَمَعَ أَنَّ أَرْضَ ٱلْمَوْعِدِ ،‏ مِيرَاثَهُمُ ٱلثَّمِينَ ،‏ كَانَتْ عَلَى بُعْدِ خُطُوَاتٍ ،‏ مَاتَ ٠٠٠‏,٢٤ إِسْرَائِيلِيٍّ .‏