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Numbers 14:8
8If 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.
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.
- 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.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey.
Context of Numbers 14:8
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. 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. 9Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.” 10But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.
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 10:15Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.
- 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place again.
- 2 Samuel 22:20He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
- 1 Kings 10:9Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
- Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
- Psalms 147:10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
- Isaiah 62:4No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Numbers 13:27They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here 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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