Moses said, “Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, since it shall not prosper?
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Moses said, “Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, since it shall not prosper?
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And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
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And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper?
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Numbers 14:41 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 24:20 The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, “God says, ‘Why do you disobey Yahweh’s commandments, so that you can’t prosper? Because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.’ ”
- Numbers 14:25 Since the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley, tomorrow turn and go into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”
- Job 4:9 By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
- Jeremiah 2:37 You will also leave that place with your hands on your head; for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won’t prosper with them.
- Jeremiah 32:5 and he will bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” says Yahweh: “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not prosper?” ’ ”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The commandment of the Lord; either that command, Go…
The commandment of the Lord; either that command, Go not up, &c., which, though in this place mentioned after, yet may seem to have gone before their transgression, by comparing this place with Deu 1:42,43; or that command above, Num 14:25, Turn ye, and get ye into the wilderness, &c., which was a course directly contrary to that which they took.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Go not up, for the Lord is not among…
Go not up, for the Lord is not among you,.... And therefore could not expect success, for victory is of the Lord; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"the ark, and the tabernacle, and the cloud of glory move not,''which were a plain indication that the Lord would not go with them, and therefore could not hope to prevail over their enemies and enter the land, but on the contrary might expect to be defeated by them, as follows:
that ye be not smitten before your enemies; of which they would be in great danger should they attempt to go up the hill, and the Lord not with them.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Which conduct shall not, &c. They had been ordered…
Which conduct shall not, &c. They had been ordered to return: now they will advance, and, though admonished that the Lord will not assist them, they depend upon their own efforts, being ever full of themselves, and distrustful of God, the two sources of all spiritual misfortunes. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 41. It shall not prosper — R.V., “seeing it…
41. It shall not prosper — R.V., “seeing it shall not prosper.” Before sin can ultimately prosper, the holy God must abdicate the throne of the universe. The wrong of rebellion and unbelief is not turned into right by attempting the exact opposite. It is still the same spirit. The obedience which is not of penitent faith is of self-confidence, and only another kind of unbelief and self-righteousness. “Israel’s determination to go up on the morrow, and so to retrieve the past, argued as great spiritual ignorance and unfitness as their former faintheartedness and rebellion at the report of the spies.” — Edersheim.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Moses said, i.e., had said, before they left…
And Moses said, i.e., had said, before they left the comp. (cf. verse 44, and Deu_1:42)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Why are you now violating Yahweh's command?
Why are you now violating Yahweh's command?
Moses asks this question to rebuke the people of Israel. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You should not be violating Yahweh's command again." (See: Rhetorical Question)
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Yahweh is not with you
Helping them is spoken of as being with them. AT: "Yahweh will not help you" (See: Metaphor)
to prevent you from being defeated by your enemies
This can be stated in active form. AT: "to prevent your enemies from defeating you" or "to give you victory over your enemies" (See: Active or Passive)
you will die by the sword
Here "the sword" refers to battle. AT: "you will die in battle" or "they will kill you when you fight against them" (See: Metonymy)
you turned back from following Yahweh
Obeying Yahweh is spoken of as following him, and stopping doing that is spoken of as turning away from him. AT: "you stopped obeying Yahweh" or "you have decided not to obey Yahweh" (See: Metaphor)
he will not be with you
Helping them is spoken of as being with them. AT: "he will not help you" (See: Metaphor)
translationWords
Yahweh
command
adversary
Amalek
Canaan
sword
turn
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