Numbers 14:42
“Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.”
Numbers 14:42 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Go not up, for the Lord is not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
- DARBYDarby
- Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Don't go up, for Yahweh isn't among you; that you not be struck down before your enemies.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- go not up, for Jehovah is not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you; you will be defeated before your enemies.
Context: Numbers 14
40And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.
41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
42Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
43For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
44But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
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.