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Numbers 14:42

God's presenceProtection and safety

40 Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country. “We have indeed sinned,” they said, “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised.”

41 But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.

43 For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”

44 But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.
KJV
Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
WEB
Don’t go up, for the LORD isn’t among you; that way you won’t be struck down before your enemies.
ASV
Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
DARBY
Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies;
BLB
Do not go up, for YHWH [is] not among you⁺, lest you⁺ be struck down before the face of your⁺ enemies.
ÅB
Dra ikke der opp! For Herren er ikke blant dere, dere kommer bare til å bli slått av deres fiender.
OTB
Ikke fortsett, for Herren er ikke med dere. Dere vil møte nederlag i hendene på deres fiender,
B1930
Dra ikke der op! For Herren er ikke blandt eder, I kommer bare til å bli slått av eders fiender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 1:42

    But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

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  • Joshua 7:12

    This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.

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  • Joshua 7:8

    O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

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  • Psalms 44:1–11

    We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

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