New English Translation
Numbers 14:8
8If the Lord delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us – a land that is flowing with milk and honey.
Numbers 14:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
- New International Version (NIV)If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’
Context of Numbers 14:8
6And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments. 7They said to the whole community of the Israelites, “The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land. If the Lord delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us – a land that is flowing with milk and honey. 9Only do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the Lord is with us. Do not fear them!” 10However, the whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:8 word by word
אִם־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֙נוּ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵבִ֤יא אֹתָ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וּנְתָנָ֖הּ לָ֑נוּ אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֛וא זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- If the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- delightחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
- in us, then he will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- us into this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- which flowethזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
- with milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
- and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
Cross-references for Numbers 14:8
- Deuteronomy 10:15However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples – as is apparent today.
- 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s sight he will bring me back and enable me to see both it and his dwelling place again.
- 2 Samuel 22:20He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
- 1 Kings 10:9May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”
- Psalms 22:8They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver him, for he delights in him.”
- Psalms 147:10He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.
- Isaiah 62:4You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,” and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.” Indeed, you will be called “My Delight is in Her,” and your land “Married.” For the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Numbers 13:27They told Moses, “We went to the land where you sent us. It is indeed flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
Commentaries on Numbers 14:8
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Moses and Aaron were astonished to see a people throw away their own mercies. Caleb and Joshua assured the people of the goodness of the land. They made nothing of the difficulties in the way of their gaining it. If men were convinced of the desirableness of the gains of religion, they would not stick at the services of it. Though the Canaanites dwell in walled cities, their defence was departed from them. The other spies took notice of their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Joshua and Caleb realized that Israel's lack of courage and criticism of Moses and Aaron were acts of rebellion against the Lord. They knew the consequences of this rebellion. the LORD is with us: This was the source of their confidence (compare Romans 8:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. a land flowing with milk and honey--a general expression, descriptive of a rich and fertile country. The two articles specified were among the principal products of the Holy Land.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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