en_tn_condensed/num/16/45.md

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so that I may consume them

God speaks of destroying them as if he would eat them. Alternate translation: "so that I may destroy them" or "and I will destroy them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

lay down with their faces to the ground

This indicates that Moses and Aaron are humbling themselves before God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction)