Numbers 14:40-45
New American Standard Bible
40 In the morning, however, they got up early and went up to the [a]ridge of the hill country, saying, “(A)Here we are; and we will go up to the place which the Lord has [b]promised, for [c]we have sinned.” 41 But Moses said, “(B)Why then are you (C)violating the [d]command of the Lord, when doing so will not succeed? 42 (D)Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, [e]to prevent you from being defeated [f]by your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there [g]to confront you, and you will fall by the sword, since you have turned back from following the Lord. And the Lord will not be with you.” 44 But they foolishly dared to go up to the [h]ridge of the hill country; neither (E)the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses left the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and scattered them as far as (F)Hormah.
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- Numbers 14:40 Or top of the mountain
- Numbers 14:40 Lit said
- Numbers 14:40 I.e., by lacking faith to go
- Numbers 14:41 Lit mouth
- Numbers 14:42 Lit so that you are not
- Numbers 14:42 Lit before
- Numbers 14:43 Lit before you
- Numbers 14:44 Or top of the mountain
Numbers 14:40-45
Common English Bible
40 They rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain range, saying, “Let’s go up to the place the Lord told us to, for we have sinned.”
41 But Moses said, “Why do you disobey the Lord’s command? It won’t succeed. 42 Don’t go up, for the Lord isn’t with you. Don’t be struck down before your enemies. 43 The Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there in front of you and you will fall by the sword because you turned away from the Lord, and the Lord is no longer with you.” 44 Yet they recklessly[a] ascended toward the top of the mountains, even though Moses and the Lord’s chest containing the covenant didn’t depart from the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites, who lived in those mountains, descended, struck them down, and beat them all the way to Hormah.
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- Numbers 14:44 Heb uncertain
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