Numbers 14:42

What does Numbers 14:42 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 14:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Go not up, for the Lord is not with you, and you will be overcome by those who are fighting against you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

go not up, for Jehovah is not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Go not up, for the Lord is not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies;

Context

v.41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?

v.42This passage

v.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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 7:12

    Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you.

  • Joshua 7:8

    Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!

  • Psalms 44:1

    We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

  • Deuteronomy 1:42

    And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

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