Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. (Deuteronomy 1:41)
Literally, “regarded it a light matter,” from a Hebrew verb meaning “to regard as easy,”“to make light of.” The attitude of the people was therefore somewhat different from the impression given by “were ready.” The RSV reads, “thought it easy.”
We have sinned.
They pretended to repent and do the Lord’s will—after it was too late, and in fear of the penalty visited upon them (Num. 14:40).