Numbers 14:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 14:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 14:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 14:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They rose up early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Behold, we are here, and will go up to the place which Yahweh has promised; for we have sinned.””

Numbers 14:40 — World English Bible

Numbers 14:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up to the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place which Jehovah hath promised: for we have sinned. ”

Numbers 14:40 — American Standard Version

Numbers 14:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they rise early in the morning, and go up unto the top of the mountain, saying, `Here we <FI>are<Fi> , and we have come up unto the place which Jehovah hath spoken of, for we have sinned.'”

Numbers 14:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 14:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they rose up early in the morning, and went up to the hill-top, saying, Here are we, and we will go up to the place of which Jehovah has spoken; for we have sinned. ”

Numbers 14:40 — Darby Translation

Numbers 14:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they rose vp earely in the morning, and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountaine, saying, Loe, we be readie, to goe vp to the place which the Lord hath promised: for wee haue sinned.”

Numbers 14:40 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 14:40 in Context — Numbers 14

38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.

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.

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

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What Does Numbers 14:40 Mean?

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