Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. New Living Translation They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! English Standard Version and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. Berean Standard Bible and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. King James Bible And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. New King James Version and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. New American Standard Bible and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. NASB 1995 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. NASB 1977 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. Legacy Standard Bible and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. Amplified Bible and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land. Christian Standard Bible and said to the entire Israelite community, “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land. Holman Christian Standard Bible and said to the entire Israelite community: “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land. American Standard Version and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land. Contemporary English Version and said: We saw the land ourselves, and it's very good. English Revised Version and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land. GOD'S WORD® Translation They said to the whole community of Israel, "The land we explored is very good. Good News Translation and said to the people, "The land we explored is an excellent land. International Standard Version and attempted to reason with the entire congregation of Israel. They told them, "The land that we went through and explored is very, very good. Majority Standard Bible and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. NET Bible They said to the whole community of the Israelites, "The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land. New Heart English Bible and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land. Webster's Bible Translation And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. World English Bible They spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land into which we have passed over to spy it out [is] a very, very good land; Young's Literal Translation and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, 'The land into which we have passed over to spy it, is a very very good land; Smith's Literal Translation And they will speak to all the assembly of the sons of Israel, saying, The land which we passed over upon it to search it out, a good land exceedingly, exceedingly, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd said to all the multitude of the children of Israel: The land which we have gone round is very good: Catholic Public Domain Version and they said to the entire multitude of the sons of Israel: “The land that we circled through is very good. New American Bible and said to the whole community of the Israelites, “The land which we went through and reconnoitered is an exceedingly good land. New Revised Standard Version and said to all the congregation of the Israelites, “The land that we went through as spies is an exceedingly good land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they said to all the congregation of the children of Israel, The land through which we passed to spy it out is an exceedingly good land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they said to all of the assembly of the children Israel: “The land in which we went through to explore is very good land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they spoke unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: 'The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land. Brenton Septuagint Translation and spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land which we surveyed is indeed extremely good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The People Rebel…6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes 7and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. 8If 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.… Cross References Joshua 2:9-11 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. Deuteronomy 1:25 They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” Joshua 14:7-8 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. / Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. Deuteronomy 6:10-11 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, Hebrews 3:16-19 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... Deuteronomy 8:7-9 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Psalm 95:8-11 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ... Hebrews 4:1-2 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. Deuteronomy 11:10-12 For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year. 1 Corinthians 10:5-11 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ... Deuteronomy 31:6-8 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” / Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” Hebrews 3:12-14 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... Treasury of Scripture And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. an exceeding good land Numbers 13:27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Deuteronomy 1:25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. Deuteronomy 6:10,11 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, … Jump to Previous Assembly Children Company Congregation Entire Exceeding Exceedingly Explored Israel Israelite Passed Search Spy WholeJump to Next Assembly Children Company Congregation Entire Exceeding Exceedingly Explored Israel Israelite Passed Search Spy WholeNumbers 14 1. The people murmur at the news6. Joshua and Caleb labor to still them 11. God threatens them 13. Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon 26. The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land 36. The men who raised the evil report die by a plague 40. The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten and said to the whole congregation of Israel This phrase indicates a public declaration made to the entire assembly of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "congregation" is "עֵדָה" (edah), which refers to a gathering or assembly, often used in the context of the community of Israel. Historically, this reflects the communal nature of the Israelites, who were bound together by their covenant with God. The leaders, Joshua and Caleb, are addressing the people to counteract the negative report of the other spies. This highlights the importance of leadership and the responsibility to guide the community in faith and truth. The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land Hebrew and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every congregation עֲדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc “The land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land we passed through עָבַ֤רְנוּ (‘ā·ḇar·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and explored לָת֣וּר (lā·ṯūr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8446: To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring [is] an exceedingly מְאֹ֥ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily good טוֹבָ֥ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good land. הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Numbers 14:7 NIVNumbers 14:7 NLT Numbers 14:7 ESV Numbers 14:7 NASB Numbers 14:7 KJV Numbers 14:7 BibleApps.com Numbers 14:7 Biblia Paralela Numbers 14:7 Chinese Bible Numbers 14:7 French Bible Numbers 14:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 14:7 And they spoke to all the congregation (Nu Num.) |