Revised Webster's Bible
Numbers 14:7
7And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
Numbers 14:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
- New International Version (NIV)and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.
Context of Numbers 14:7
5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that searched the land, tore their clothes: And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 8If the LORD delighteth in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence hast departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
Read all of Numbers 14Numbers 14:7 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָבַ֤רְנוּ בָהּ֙ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֔הּ טוֹבָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ מְאֹ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
- spokeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- companyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- searchתּוּרtûr · to spyH8446
- exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
Cross-references for Numbers 14:7
- Numbers 13:27And they told him, and said, We came to the land where thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
- Deuteronomy 1:25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
- Deuteronomy 6:10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,
- Deuteronomy 8:7For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
Commentaries on Numbers 14:7
- 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. 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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