[Avodah] meraglim

[Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org]

in response to  ben waxman's  response----

is the implication that  absent the dibah, the meraglim would not have
been punished?
or is it irrelevant ---since bnai yisrael ARE punished for believing
this interpretation, including following what they dont know is LH.
the implication is that LH is not the problem, believing this point of
view is.... which would make the point that bnai yisrael is punished for
believing a report [getting no credit for the fact that it contains LH]

or  do we say that the generation is not being punished per se; they
just flunked the

course, and maybe the incoming students can do better?