Numbers 14:36

“And the men whom Moses sent to explore the land, and who returned and made all the community grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land,”

Numbers 14:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 14:36, word by word

And the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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sentשָׁלַחshalach

send

To send someone or something.

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to exploreתוּרtur

explore

To go through a land to learn about it.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and who returnedיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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grumbleיַּלִּינוּyalinu

grumble

To complain in a low voice against someone, in discontent.

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by bringing outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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a bad reportדִבָּהdiba

bad report

Bad report about someone; slander, gossip.

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The context

35I, YHWH, have spoken; surely this I will do to all this evil community that has gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to an end, and there they shall die.”

36 · This verse (above)

37the men who brought out a bad report of the land died by the plague before YHWH.

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