Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 14:41
41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Yhwh? but it shall not prosper.
Numbers 14:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper.
- New International Version (NIV)But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? This will not succeed!
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Moses said, "Why now are you transgressing the command of the Lord, when that will not succeed?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses said, “Now why do you transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed.
Context of Numbers 14:41
39And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. 40And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which Yhwh hath promised: for we have sinned. And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Yhwh? but it shall not prosper. 42Go not up, for Yhwh is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 43For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from Yhwh, Therefore Yhwh will not be with you.
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:41 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אַתֶּ֥ם עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א תִצְלָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Numbers 14:41
- Numbers 14:25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
- 2 Chronicles 24:20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Yhwh, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Yhwh, he hath also forsaken you.
- Job 4:9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
- Jeremiah 2:37Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for Yhwh hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
- Jeremiah 32:5And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Yhwh: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
Commentaries on Numbers 14:41
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-45Verses 40-45 Some of the Israelites were now earnest to go forward toward Canaan. But it came too late. If men would but be as earnest for heaven while their day of grace lasts, as they will be when it is over, how well would it be for them! That which has been duty in its season, when mistimed, may be turned into sin. Those who are out of the way of their duty, are not under God's protection, and go at their peril. God bade them go, and they would not…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. 40-4540-45. they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain--Notwithstanding the tidings that Moses communicated and which diffused a general feeling of melancholy and grief throughout the camp, the impression was of very brief continuance. They rushed from one extreme of rashness and perversity to another, and the obstinacy of their rebellious spirit was evinced by their active preparations to ascend the hill, notwithstanding…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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