Numbers 32:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And why discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And wherefore discourage ye{H5106} the heart{H3820} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} from going over{H5674} into the land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} them?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And wherefore discourage ye{H5106}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H5106}{(H8799)} the heart{H3820} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} from going over{H5674}{(H8800)} into the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} them?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Wherfore discorage ye the hertes of the children of Israel for to goo ouer into the londe which the Lorde hath geue them?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore turne ye ye hertes of the children of Israel, that they shulde not go ouer in to the londe that the LORDE shall geue them?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore now discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel, to goe ouer into the lande, which the Lorde hath giuen them?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel, that they shoulde not go ouer into the lande which the Lorde hath geuen them?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why discourage you the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Why would you take from the children of Israel the desire to go over into the land which the Lord has given them?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Why do you frustrate the intent of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the LORD has given them?

Referenced Verses

  • Num 13:27-14:4 : 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit. 28 However, the people who live there are strong, and the cities are large and very fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan. 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are." 32 And they spread a bad report about the land they had explored among the Israelites, saying, "The land we explored devours those who live in it, and all the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim. To ourselves, we seemed like grasshoppers, and we seemed the same to them." 1 Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt? 4 And they said to each other, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.
  • Num 21:4 : 4 They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.
  • Num 32:9 : 9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.
  • Deut 1:28 : 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 32:8-11
    4 verses
    86%

    8 This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

    9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

    10 So the Lord’s anger burned that day, and He swore, saying:

    11 'None of the men who came up from Egypt, twenty years old and older, will see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me—

  • Num 32:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

    5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."

    6 But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

  • Deut 1:26-29
    4 verses
    76%

    26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

    27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

    28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

    29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Deut 31:7
    76%

    7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'

  • Num 32:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan."

  • Josh 18:3
    75%

    3 Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you delay entering to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?

  • Deut 1:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • Deut 1:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37 The LORD was also angry with me because of you, and He said, 'You also will not enter there.'

    38 Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Strengthen him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.

    39 And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Josh 22:25
    75%

    25 The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.

  • Num 14:3
    74%

    3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • Josh 1:6
    74%

    6 Be strong and courageous, for you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

  • Num 32:32
    74%

    32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

  • Deut 9:23
    74%

    23 And when the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, 'Go up and take possession of the land I have given you,' you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You did not trust him or obey his voice.

  • Deut 3:28
    73%

    28 ‘Charge Joshua and encourage him, for he will lead this people across and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’

  • Num 14:31
    73%

    31 But your children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them in to know the land that you have rejected.

  • Num 14:41
    73%

    41 But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.

  • Deut 32:52
    73%

    52 You will see the land from a distance, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.

  • Deut 32:47
    72%

    47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Judg 18:9
    72%

    9 They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!'

  • Josh 22:15
    72%

    15 When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

  • Deut 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

    8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Num 32:20
    72%

    20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

  • Num 14:7
    72%

    7 And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

  • Deut 32:49
    72%

    49 Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho. View the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

  • Josh 22:9
    72%

    9 So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.

  • Deut 7:17
    72%

    17 If you say in your heart, 'These nations are too numerous for me; how can I drive them out?'

  • Num 27:12
    72%

    12 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given to the Israelites."

  • Deut 31:23
    72%

    23 Then the LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.'

  • Exod 14:15
    72%

    15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move forward.

  • Deut 4:21
    72%

    21 Furthermore, the LORD was angry with me because of you and swore that I would not cross the Jordan nor enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Deut 1:42
    71%

    42 But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Josh 13:8
    71%

    8 The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.

  • Num 34:16
    71%

    16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 32:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

    2 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:

  • Josh 5:6
    71%

    6 The Israelites journeyed in the wilderness for forty years until all the warriors who had come out of Egypt died, because they did not obey the LORD. The LORD swore that He would not show them the land He had promised to their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Num 21:4
    71%

    4 They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.

  • Josh 7:7
    71%

    7 Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

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