Numbers 14:28
“Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:”
Numbers 14:28 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Say therefore to them: As I live, saith the Lord: According as you have spoken in my hearing, so will I do to you.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Say unto them, As I live, saith Jehovah, surely as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
- DARBYDarby
- Say unto them, As surely as I live, saith Jehovah, if I do not do unto you as ye have spoken in mine ears!
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Tell them, 'As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you:
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- say unto them, I live ; an affirmation of Jehovah ; if, as ye have spoken in Mine ears ; so I do not to you;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Say to them, 'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord, 'I will do to you exactly as I heard you say:
Context: Numbers 14
26And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
27How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
28Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
29Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,
30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
About Numbers 14: The Israelites Rebel and are Condemned to Wander in the Wilderness
The Israelites rebel against God's command to enter the land of Canaan, and as a punishment, they will wander in the wilderness for forty years.
Commentary
In Numbers 14, the Israelites are in the wilderness and have just heard a report from the twelve spies that they sent out to scout the land of Canaan. Ten of the spies have returned with a negative report, saying that the land is too difficult to conquer. The people become discouraged and begin to grumble against Moses and Aaron, and even suggest that they should return to Egypt.