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Numbers 14:27
27“How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
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.
- 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.
- 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
25Since the Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.” 26The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites. 28So tell them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very thing I heard you say: 29In this wilderness your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has 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 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
- Exodus 16:28Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?
- Matthew 17:7But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
- Mark 9:19“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
- Exodus 16:12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not grumble, 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
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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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