Numbers 14:1

Numbers 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
• New International Version (NIV)That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.

Context of Numbers 14:1

Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night. 2All the Israelites murmured [in discontent] against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or that we had died in this wilderness! 3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land [of Canaan], to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

Numbers 14:1 word by word

וַתִּשָּׂא֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ אֶת־קוֹלָ֑ם וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ הָעָ֖ם בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• and criedנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for Numbers 14:1

• Numbers 11:1Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.
• Deuteronomy 1:45And you returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not listen to your voice nor pay attention to you.

Commentaries on Numbers 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Cried; and - wept that night - In almost every case this people gave deplorable evidence of the degraded state of their minds. With scarcely any mental firmness, and with almost no religion, they could bear no reverses, and were ever at their wit's end. They were headstrong, presumptuous, pusillanimous, indecisive, and fickle. And because they were such, therefore the power and wisdom of God appeared the more conspicuously in the whole of their history.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The people murmur at the account of the spies. (1-4) Joshua and Caleb labour to still the people. (5-10) The Divine threatenings, The intercession of Moses. (11-19) The murmurers forbidden to enter the promised land. (20-35) Death of the evil spies. (36-39) Defeat of the people, who now would invade the land. (40-45) Verses 1-4 Those who do not trust God, continually vex themselves. The sorrow of the world worketh death. The Israelites murmured against…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Twelve spies explored the fertile land of Canaan and found strong enemies defending it. Earlier chapters show Israel's disobedience, hinting at future failures. The Israelites did not have the obedience, courage, or faith to capture the land. So, the Lord made them spend 40 years in the Wilderness of Sinai. That generation did not receive their inheritance in the promised land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-451. all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried--Not literally all, for there were some exceptions.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 14:1

• Cowardice
• Disobedience to God
• Government
• Israel
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

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• Genealogy
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Commentaries on Numbers 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings