English Standard Version
Numbers 14:27
27"How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me.
Numbers 14:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
- New International Version (NIV)“How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making against me.
Context of Numbers 14:27
25Now, since the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea." 26And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, "How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me. 28Say to them, 'As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: 29your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me,
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:27 word by word
עַד־מָתַ֗י לָעֵדָ֤ה הָֽרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה מַלִּינִ֖ים עָלָ֑י אֶת־תְּלֻנּ֞וֹת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧מָּה מַלִּינִ֛ים עָלַ֖י שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- this evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- which murmurלוּןlûn lîyn · to grumbleH3885
- against me? I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- the murmuringsתְּלֻנָּהtelûnâh telûnnâh · murmuringH8519
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Numbers 14:27
- Numbers 14:11And the Lord said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?
- Exodus 16:28And the Lord said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
- Matthew 17:7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear."
- Mark 9:19And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me."
- Exodus 16:12"I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.'"
- 1 Corinthians 10:10nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.
Commentaries on Numbers 14:27
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The Lord granted the prayer of Moses so far as not at once to destroy the congregation. But disbelief of the promise forbids the benefit. Those who despise the pleasant land shall be shut out of it. The promise of God should be fulfilled to their children. They wished to die in the wilderness; God made their sin their ruin, took them at their word, and their carcases fell in the wilderness. They were made to groan under the burden of their…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
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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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