Numbers 14:5

Numbers 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

Context of Numbers 14:5

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?” 4So they said one to another, “Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt.” Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the Israelites. 6Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief], 7and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land.

Numbers 14:5 word by word

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־קְהַ֥ל עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• all the assemblyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 14:5

• Numbers 14:16‘Because the Lord was not able to bring these people into the land which He promised to give them, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
• Genesis 17:3Then Abram fell on his face [in worship], and God spoke with him, saying,
• Leviticus 9:24Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell face downward [in awe and worship].
• Joshua 5:14He said, “No; rather I have come now as captain of the army of the Lord.” Then Joshua fell with his face toward the earth and bowed down, and said to him, “What does my lord have to say to his servant?”
• Joshua 7:10So the Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?
• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw it, they fell face downward; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”
• 1 Chronicles 21:16Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Ezekiel 9:8As they were executing them and I alone was left, I fell face downward and cried out, “Alas, Lord God! Will You destroy all that is left of Israel [the whole remnant] by pouring out Your wrath and indignation on Jerusalem?”
• Daniel 10:9Then I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in a deep sleep, with my face toward the ground.
• Matthew 26:39And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible [that is, consistent with Your will], let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped [Him who lives forever and ever].
• Revelation 7:11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the [twenty-four] elders and the four living creatures; and they fell to their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Commentaries on Numbers 14:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Already Caleb had endeavored to still the people before Moses Numbers 13:30; already Moses himself (Deuteronomy 1:29 ff) had endeavored to recall the people to obedience. After the failure of these efforts Moses and Aaron cast themselves down in solemn prayer before God (compare Numbers 16:22); and the appearance of the glory of the Lord in the “tabernacle of the congregation” Numbers 14:10 was the immediate answer.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Moses and Aaron were astonished to see a people throw away their own mercies. Caleb and Joshua assured the people of the goodness of the land. They made nothing of the difficulties in the way of their gaining it. If men were convinced of the desirableness of the gains of religion, they would not stick at the services of it. Though the Canaanites dwell in walled cities, their defence was departed from them. The other spies took notice of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Moses and Aaron bowed down to show humility, fear, grief, and anguish.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Moses and Aaron fell on their faces--as humble and earnest suppliants--either to the people, entreating them to desist from so perverse a design; or rather, to God, as the usual and only refuge from the violence of that tumultuous and stiff-necked rabble--a hopeful means of softening and impressing their hearts.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 14:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Caleb
• Exodus
• Mercy
• Tell

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