Numbers 14:5

Numbers 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel.

Context of Numbers 14:5

3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there. 6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes 7and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

Numbers 14:5 word by word

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־קְהַ֥ל עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• all the assemblyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 14:5

• Numbers 14:16‘The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
• Genesis 17:3Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
• Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
• Joshua 5:14“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
• Joshua 7:10The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?
• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
• 1 Chronicles 21:16David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
• Ezekiel 9:8While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”
• Daniel 10:9Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
• Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
• Revelation 5:14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
• Revelation 7:11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Commentaries on Numbers 14:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Already Caleb had endeavored to still the people before Moses Numbers 13:30; already Moses himself (Deuteronomy 1:29 ff) had endeavored to recall the people to obedience. After the failure of these efforts Moses and Aaron cast themselves down in solemn prayer before God (compare Numbers 16:22); and the appearance of the glory of the Lord in the “tabernacle of the congregation” Numbers 14:10 was the immediate answer.Read the comment
• 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. 5Moses and Aaron bowed down to show humility, fear, grief, and anguish.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Moses and Aaron fell on their faces--as humble and earnest suppliants--either to the people, entreating them to desist from so perverse a design; or rather, to God, as the usual and only refuge from the violence of that tumultuous and stiff-necked rabble--a hopeful means of softening and impressing their hearts.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 14:5

• Aaron
• Cowardice
• Disobedience to God
• Government
• Israel
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Caleb
• Exodus
• Mercy
• Tell

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