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Numbers 14:42

God's presenceProtection and safety

40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.

41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

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

43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.

44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of 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.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 1:42

    And the LORD 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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  • Joshua 7:12

    Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

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  • Joshua 7:8

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

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  • Psalms 44:1–11

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

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