Numbers 14:11
9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
10 But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
12 I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”
13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
- KJV
- And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
- WEB
- The LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? How long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have worked among them?
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe me, for all the signs which I have done among them?
- BLB
- And YHWH said to Moses, “How long will this people reject Me, and how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed among them?
- ÅB
- Og Herren sa til Moses: Hvor lenge skal dette folk forakte meg, og hvor lenge vil de la være å tro på meg, enda jeg har gjort så mange tegn iblant dem?
- OTB
- Herren sa til Moses: “Hvor lenge skal dette folket vise forakt for Meg? Hvor lenge skal de nekte å tro på Meg, til tross for alle tegnene Jeg har gjort blant dem?
- B1930
- Og Herren sa til Moses: Hvor lenge skal dette folk forakte mig, og hvor lenge vil de la være å tro på mig, enda jeg har gjort så mange tegn iblandt dem?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:32
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
Read in contextPsalms 106:24
They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
Read in contextPsalms 78:22
because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
Read in contextPsalms 78:41–42
Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 9:22–23
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.
Read in contextHebrews 3:8
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:32
But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,
Read in contextNumbers 14:23
not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
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