Numbers 14:36

The men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

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WEBBE

The men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation to murmur against him by bringing up an evil report against the land,

BSB

So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—

KJV

And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

ASV

And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

BBE

And the men whom Moses sent to see the land, and who, by the bad account they gave of the land, were the cause of the outcry the people made against Moses,

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וְהָאֲנָשִׁים ve·ha·'a·na·shim and the men H582 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- whom H834 שָׁלַח sha·lach he sent H7971 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 לָתוּר la·tur to spy out H8446 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 וַיָּשֻׁבוּ vai·ya·shu·vu and they returned H7725 וַיַּלִּינוּ vai·yi·lo·nu and they caused to grumble H3885 עָלָיו 'a·lav on him H5921 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הָעֵדָה ha·'e·dah the congregation H5712 לְהוֹצִיא le·ho·tzi' by bringing out H3318 דִבָּה di·bah a bad report H1681 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 36–39

Here is the sudden death of the ten evil spies. They sinned in bringing a slander upon the land of promise. Those greatly provoke God, who misrepresent religion, raise dislike in men's minds toward it, or give opportunity to those to do so, who seek occasion. Justly are murmurers made mourners. If they had mourned for the sin, when they were faithfully reproved, the sentence had been prevented; but as they mourned for the judgment only, it did them no service. There is in hell such mourning as this; but tears will not quench the flames, nor cool the tongue.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.