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Numbers 14:9 — Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the…
“Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.”
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The verses around Numbers 14:9.
7And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
8If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
9Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
11And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Verse explanation
Joshua and Caleb ask the people not to rebel against God nor fear the inhabitants of the land, comparing them to something easy to overcome, since their protection had weakened and the Lord was on Israel’s side.
From the Numbers 14 study in Bible in Stories.
Numbers 14:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tão sómente não sejaes rebeldes contra o Senhor, e não temaes o povo d'esta terra, porquanto são elles nosso pão: retirou-se d'elles o seu amparo, e o Senhor é comnosco; não os temaes.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Portanto, não sejais rebeldes contra o SENHOR, nem temais ao povo desta terra, porque nosso pão são: seu amparo se afastou deles, e conosco está o SENHOR: não os temais.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No se rebelen ni luchen contra el Señor. No hay que tener miedo de la gente que vive en el campo, ¡podemos cogerlos fácilmente! Están indefensos y el Señor está con nosotros. ¡No les tengan miedo!
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