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Numbers 14:41

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 14:41 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?
Numbers 14:41 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land.
39And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
40And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up to the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place which Jehovah hath promised: for we have sinned.
41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?
42Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
43For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned back from following Jehovah, therefore Jehovah will not be with you.
44But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? etc.] Which was to turn back into the wilderness, and go the way that leads to the Red sea, (<041425>Numbers 14:25); instead of which now they were for going forward into the land of Canaan, though averse to it just before: but it shall not prosper; their attempt to enter into it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“do ye: Num 14:25; Ch2 24:20 but it shall: Job 4:9; Jer 2:37, Jer 32:5 Numbers 14:42”
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