Numbers 14:8

Translations

Modern

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Traditional

If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

Literal

And if YHWH delights in us, He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.

Latin

Si propitius fuerit Dominus, inducet nos in eam, et tradet humum lacte et melle manantem.

Original

Hebrew

English

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Notes

Numbers 14:7–9

Joshua and Caleb realized that Israel's lack of courage and criticism of Moses and Aaron were acts of rebellion against the Lord. They knew the consequences of this rebellion.
the LORD is with us: This was the source of their confidence (compare Romans 8:31).

Numbers 14:1–45

The people rejected the testimony of the faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb. Then rebellion spread throughout the community. Moses intervened to save Israel from total destruction. Those who disobeyed God died during a 40-year journey in the wilderness.

Numbers 13:1–14:45

Twelve spies explored the fertile land of Canaan and found strong enemies defending it. Earlier chapters show Israel's disobedience, hinting at future failures. The Israelites did not have the obedience, courage, or faith to capture the land. So, the Lord made them spend 40 years in the Wilderness of Sinai. That generation did not receive their inheritance in the promised land.

Theme notes and profiles

Caleb Joshua Moses Fearing People God’s Faithfulness to His People

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