Numbers 14:39
in Numbers 14And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.
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ASV
And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
KJV
And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
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This verse in Numbers 14
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites
on Numbers 14:39-42
They mourn, and early the next morning they do the thing they refused to do the day before. Moses calls this transgressing the commandment of the LORD, because the command had changed overnight to turn back.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּנֵ֖י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ | vaiyitabelu | and they mourned | H56 → | |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מְאֹֽד׃ | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֤רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵ֖י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּand they mourned
vaiyitabeluH56 →
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
מְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
it leads to
- Matthew 25:30
And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Luke 13:28
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
- Matthew 21:43
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Matthew 13:50
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:42
And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 25:30
Through
Hebrews 12:17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
it leads to
- Proverbs 1:24–31
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Matthew 25:11–12
Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
- Proverbs 1:24–31
Through
Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
it leads to
- Revelation 16:9–11
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- Revelation 16:9–11
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
