Presumably, yes.
As the Israelite were made to wander in the wilderness for a period of 40 yeards as they had failed God by grumbling and mistrusting both Moses as well as God. They even built a Golden calf while Moses went to collect the ten commandments.So that entire generation who did it did not reach the promised land of Canaan.
It was a punishment after the episode of the spies (Numbers ch.13-14).
Forty years (Numbers ch.14)
Thet wandered for 40 years in the Sinai Desert.
The Israelites probably could have (and did) reached the Promised Land in 6-9 months. Because of their disobedience, they had to wander for 40 years.
God cursed the Israelites to wander the wilderness for 40 years as a consequence of their lack of faith and disobedience. This period served as a time of purification and repentance for the Israelites before entering the promised land.
They perished when god made them wander in the desert for 40 forty years.
They had to wander for 40 years in the Desert.
The number 40 in the Bible means a period of trial or tribulation, the Israelites had to wander the desert for 40 years. They were often hungry and thirsty. Since the Israelites had been imprisoned under Egyptian rule, many still worshipped pagan religions, and so they had to be taught about God.
The future tense is will wander.
They were slaves because the Pharaoh was afraid they would overpower him, so he forced them to work all of there lives.