Numbers 14:2

And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
murmured	וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙ vai.yi.Lo.nu	H3885	to stop (usually over night) · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֔ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
congregation	הָעֵדָ֗ה ha.'e.Dah	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
said	וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
God	לוּ lu-	H3863	a conditional particle · conjunction
died	מַ֙תְנוּ֙ mat.nu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
God	לוּ lu-	H3863	a conditional particle · conjunction
died	מָֽתְנוּ Ma.te.nu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר ba.mid.Bar	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 15:24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus 17:3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out…
Numbers 16:41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people…
Exodus 16:2-3 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Numbers 14:27-29 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which the…
1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:1-4

Here we see what mischief the evil spies made by their unfair representation. We may suppose that these twelve that were impanelled to enquire concerning Canaan had talked it over among themselves before they brought in their report in public; and Caleb and Joshua, it is likely, had done their utmost to bring the rest over to be of their mind, and if they would but have agreed that Caleb, according to his pose, should have spoken for them all, as their foreman, all had been well; but the evil spies, it should seem, wilfully designed to raise this mutiny, purely in opposition to Moses and Aaron, though they could not propose any advantage to themselves by it, unless they hoped to be captains…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 14:2

Would God that we had died in Egypt--Such insolence to their generous leaders, and such base ingratitude to God, show the deep degradation of the Israelites, and the absolute necessity of the decree that debarred that generation from entering the promised land [Num 14:29-35]. They were punished by their wishes being granted to die in that wilderness [Heb 3:17; Jde 1:5]. A leader to reconduct them to Egypt is spoken of (Neh 9:17) as actually nominated. The sinfulness and insane folly of their conduct are almost incredible. Their conduct, however, is paralleled by too many among us, who shrink from the smallest difficulties and rather remain slaves to sin than resolutely try to surmount the ob…

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John Gill on Numbers 14:2

And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses, and against Aaron,.... They being the instruments of bringing them out of Egypt, and conducting them hither: and the whole congregation said unto them; some of them, the rest assenting to it by their cries and tears and gestures: would God we had died in the land of Egypt; and then what they left behind they thought might have come into the hands of their children or relations; but now they concluded it would become a prey to the Canaanites: or would God we had died in this wilderness; the wilderness of Paran, at Taberah, where many of them had been destroyed by fire, Numbers 11:1, and now they wish they had perished with them.

Dictionary and topics

Caleb — A dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of…
Aaron · Murmured against, by the people — Murmured against, by the people
Cowardice · In fearing to attempt the conquest of — In fearing to attempt the conquest of
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · The people terrified and rebel — The people terrified and rebel
Disobedience To God · .In refusing to enter the promised land — .In refusing to enter the promised land
Government · .Refused to make conquest of — .Refused to make conquest of
Murmuring · Provokes God — Provokes God
Trouble · .When the spies brought their adverse report — .When the spies brought their adverse report

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 14:2

John Gill on Numbers 14:2

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 14:2

John Gill on Numbers 14:2

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 14:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 14:1-45

Rashi on Numbers 14:2