Revised Webster's Bible
Numbers 14:39
39And Moses told these sayings 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 King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
Context of Numbers 14:39
37Even those men that brought the bad report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. 38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of the men that went to search the land, lived still . And Moses told these sayings 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, Lo, we are here, and will go up to the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. 41And Moses said, Why now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
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
Cross-references for Numbers 14:39
- Exodus 33:4And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man put on him his ornaments.
- Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
- Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Hebrews 12:17For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully 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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