New King James Version
Numbers 14:39
39Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
Numbers 14:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
- New International Version (NIV)When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Moses reported the Lord’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief.
Context of Numbers 14:39
37those very men who brought the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the Lord. 38But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, of the men who went to spy out the land. Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly. 40And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has promised, for we have sinned!” 41And Moses said, “Now why do you transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed.
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:39 word by word
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- these sayingsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- unto all the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
Cross-references for Numbers 14:39
- Exodus 33:4And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments.
- Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord.
- Isaiah 26:16Lord, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
- Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Hebrews 12:17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
Commentaries on Numbers 14:39
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-39Verses 36-39 Here is the sudden death of the ten evil spies. They sinned in bringing a slander upon the land of promise. Those greatly provoke God, who misrepresent religion, raise dislike in men's minds toward it, or give opportunity to those to do so, who seek occasion. Justly are murmurers made mourners. If they had mourned for the sin, when they were faithfully reproved, the sentence had been prevented; but as they mourned for the judgment only, it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-45The threat of divine punishment for their sins caused the people of Israel to feel grief. Yet, their wills remained rebellious, and they disobeyed the Lord's command again (14:25). Caleb and Joshua's based their initial confidence on God's promise to be with them (14:9). Yet, God would not fight with the Israelites until all the rebels had died.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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