Numbers 14:27

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me.
• 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.

Context of Numbers 14:27

25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.” 26The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: “How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me. 28Say to them, ‘As I live, says the Lord, I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing. 29Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness – all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.

Numbers 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 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me, and how long will they not believe in me, in spite of the signs that I have done among them?
• Exodus 16:28So the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to obey my commandments and my instructions?
• Matthew 17:7But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Do not be afraid.”
• Mark 9:19He answered them, “You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
• Exodus 16:12“I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘During the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be satisfied with bread, so that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’”
• 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

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

Topics related to Numbers 14:27

• God Continued...
• Holy Spirit
• Infidelity
• Israel
• Judgments
• Murmuring
• Reprobacy
• Sin
• Unpardonable Sin

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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