Numbers 14:39

Numbers 14:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
• New International Version (NIV)When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.

Context of Numbers 14:39

37those men who spread the negative report about the land were struck down by the Lord. 38Only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to scout out the land. When Moses reported these words to all the Israelites, the people were overcome with grief. 40They got up early the next morning and went up the ridge of the hill country, saying, “Let’s go to the place the Lord promised, for we were wrong.” 41But Moses responded, “Why are you going against the Lord’s command? It won’t succeed.

Numbers 14:39 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• these sayingsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• unto all the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Numbers 14:39

• Exodus 33:4When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.
• Proverbs 19:3A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.
• Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Hebrews 12:17For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, even though he sought it with tears, because he didn’t find any opportunity for repentance.

Commentaries on Numbers 14:39

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-39Verses 36-39 Here is the sudden death of the ten evil spies. They sinned in bringing a slander upon the land of promise. Those greatly provoke God, who misrepresent religion, raise dislike in men's minds toward it, or give opportunity to those to do so, who seek occasion. Justly are murmurers made mourners. If they had mourned for the sin, when they were faithfully reproved, the sentence had been prevented; but as they mourned for the judgment only, it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-45The threat of divine punishment for their sins caused the people of Israel to feel grief. Yet, their wills remained rebellious, and they disobeyed the Lord's command again (14:25). Caleb and Joshua's based their initial confidence on God's promise to be with them (14:9). Yet, God would not fight with the Israelites until all the rebels had died.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 14:39

• Conviction
• Holy Spirit
• Israel
• Judgments
• Repentance
• Reprobacy
• Sin
• Unpardonable Sin

In the dictionaries

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

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