Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 14:42
42Don’t go, because the Lord is not among you and you will be defeated by your enemies.
Numbers 14:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not go up, because the Lord is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not go up, lest you be defeated by your enemies, for the Lord is not among you.
Context of Numbers 14:42
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. Don’t go, because the Lord is not among you and you will be defeated by your enemies. 43The Amalekites and Canaanites are right in front of you, and you will fall by the sword. The Lord won’t be with you, since you have turned from following him.” 44But they dared to go up the ridge of the hill country, even though the ark of the Lord’s covenant and Moses did not leave the camp.
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:42 word by word
אַֽל־תַּעֲל֔וּ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין יְהוָ֖ה בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְלֹא֙ תִּנָּ֣גְפ֔וּ לִפְנֵ֖י אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 14:42
- Deuteronomy 1:42“But the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them: Don’t go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from being defeated by your enemies.’
- Joshua 7:8What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- Psalms 44:1God, we have heard with our ears — our ancestors have told us — the work you accomplished in their days, in days long ago:
Commentaries on Numbers 14:42
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-45Verses 40-45 Some of the Israelites were now earnest to go forward toward Canaan. But it came too late. If men would but be as earnest for heaven while their day of grace lasts, as they will be when it is over, how well would it be for them! That which has been duty in its season, when mistimed, may be turned into sin. Those who are out of the way of their duty, are not under God's protection, and go at their peril. God bade them go, and they would not…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. 40-4540-45. they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain--Notwithstanding the tidings that Moses communicated and which diffused a general feeling of melancholy and grief throughout the camp, the impression was of very brief continuance. They rushed from one extreme of rashness and perversity to another, and the obstinacy of their rebellious spirit was evinced by their active preparations to ascend the hill, notwithstanding…Read the comment
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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
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