God’s Word Translation
Numbers 14:41
41But Moses asked, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? Your plan won’t work!
Numbers 14:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper.
- New International Version (NIV)But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? This will not succeed!
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Moses said, "Why now are you transgressing the command of the Lord, when that will not succeed?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses said, “Now why do you transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed.
Context of Numbers 14:41
39When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly, as if someone had died. 40Early the next morning they headed into the mountain region. They said, “We have sinned. Now we’ll go to the place the Lord promised.” But Moses asked, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? Your plan won’t work! 42Don’t go! You will be defeated by your enemies because the Lord is not with you. 43The Amalekites and Canaanites are there, and you will die in battle. Now that you have turned away from the Lord, the Lord will not be with you.”
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:41 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אַתֶּ֥ם עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א תִצְלָֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 14:41
- Numbers 14:25(The Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys.) Tomorrow you must turn around, go back into the desert, and follow the road that goes to the Red Sea.”
- 2 Chronicles 24:20God’s Spirit gave Zechariah, son of the priest Jehoiada, strength. Zechariah stood in front of the people and said to them, “This is what God says: Why are you breaking the Lord’s commands? You won’t prosper that way! The Lord has abandoned you because you have abandoned him.”
- Job 4:9God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.
- Jeremiah 2:37You will also leave this place with your hands over your head, because the Lord has rejected those you trust. You will not be helped by them.”
- Jeremiah 32:5Nebuchadnezzar will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and Zedekiah will stay there until I deal with him, declares the Lord. When you fight the Babylonians, you won’t win.’ ”
Commentaries on Numbers 14:41
- 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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