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 · 2000Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Go 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 · 1862go not up, for Jehovah is not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Go not up, for the Lord is not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Go 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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