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We are lost, we are all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we are passing away, we are perishing, we are all perishing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, &#8220Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we are breathing our last breath, we are perishing, we are all perishing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we perish, we are doomed, all doomed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites declared to Moses, &#8220Look, we&#8217re perishing! We&#8217re lost; we&#8217re all lost! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Israelites cried out to Moses, "We're done for <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites said to Moses, "Now we're going to die! We're lost! We're all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel said to Moses, "Then that's the end of us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Israelis told Moses, "We're sure to die! We're all going to perish—all of us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites declared to Moses, ?Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites said to Moses, "We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Look, we perish. We are undone. We are all undone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel speak to Moses, saying, “Behold, we have expired, we have perished, all of us have perished!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, 'Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel will speak to Moses, saying, Behold, we expired, we perished, we all perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites exclaimed to Moses, “We will perish; we are lost, we are all lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Israelites said to Moses, “We are perishing; we are lost, all of us are lost!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel said to Moses, Behold, we perish and are lost, we all perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of Israel said to Moshe: “Behold, we are finished and we are destroyed and we all are ended.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we are cut off, we are destroyed, we are consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/17-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5602" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Aaron's Staff Buds</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Then the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1478.htm" title="1478: gā·wa‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To expire, perish, die. A primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. expire.">we are perishing!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">We are lost;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lā·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">we are all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">lost!</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Hebrews 3:17</a></span><br />And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">Deuteronomy 2:16</a></span><br />Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Psalm 106:26-27</a></span><br />So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness, / to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2-3</a></span><br />All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! / Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Numbers 20:3-5</a></span><br />The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? / Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a></span><br />You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17-19</a></span><br />But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. / They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. / They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Psalm 95:10-11</a></span><br />For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” / So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.</p><p class="hdg">behold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-11.htm">Numbers 26:11</a></b></br> Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7</a></b></br> For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a></b></br> The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">we die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/16-45.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Expire</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/numbers/17-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/17-9.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/revelation/8-1.htm">Undone</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Expire</a> <a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/numbers/18-25.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Undone</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/17-1.htm">Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">It is left for a monument against the rebels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the Israelites declared to Moses</b><br>The Israelites often turned to Moses as their leader and mediator between them and God. This reflects the historical context of Moses' role as a prophet and leader during the Exodus. His leadership was divinely appointed, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10</a>, where God calls Moses to lead His people out of Egypt. The Israelites' declaration to Moses indicates their recognition of his authority and their dependence on him for guidance and intercession.<p><b>“Look, we are perishing!</b><br>This phrase reflects the Israelites' fear and desperation. It is reminiscent of other instances in the wilderness where the Israelites expressed fear of death, such as in <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2-3</a>, when they feared dying in the wilderness. The use of "perishing" indicates a sense of impending doom, often associated with divine judgment. This fear can be linked to the recent events in <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, where Korah's rebellion led to severe consequences, reinforcing the seriousness of disobedience to God's commands.<p><b>We are lost;</b><br>The expression of being "lost" signifies a feeling of hopelessness and confusion. In the wilderness, the Israelites frequently felt lost both physically and spiritually. This sentiment is echoed in <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-5</a>, where the psalmist describes wandering in the desert wastelands. Theologically, being "lost" can also symbolize a state of separation from God, highlighting the need for divine guidance and redemption.<p><b>We are all lost!”</b><br>The repetition emphasizes the collective despair of the community. It underscores the unity of the Israelites in their plight, as well as their shared responsibility and consequences for their actions. This communal aspect is significant in the context of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where the actions of individuals could impact the entire community, as seen in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a> with Achan's sin. Theologically, this can also point to the universal need for salvation, fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who came to "seek and to save the lost" (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He acts as a mediator between God and the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. His rod budding is a sign of God's chosen priesthood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are wandering in the wilderness and often struggle with doubt and rebellion against God's chosen leaders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the rod of Aaron was placed before the testimony as a sign.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rod_of_aaron.htm">The Rod of Aaron</a></b><br>A symbol of God's chosen leadership and priesthood, which miraculously budded, blossomed, and produced almonds as a sign to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority_and_leadership.htm">Divine Authority and Leadership</a></b><br>God establishes and confirms His chosen leaders. Just as Aaron's rod was a sign of God's choice, we must recognize and respect the leaders God places in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_mercy.htm">God's Patience and Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the Israelites' repeated complaints and doubts, God provides clear signs of His presence and authority. This reminds us of God's patience with us and His desire for us to trust Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith_and_obedience.htm">The Importance of Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' fear and realization of their sinfulness in <a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12</a> highlight the need for faith and obedience to God's commands. We are called to trust in God's plans and His appointed leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_life_and_resurrection.htm">Symbolism of Life and Resurrection</a></b><br>Aaron's rod budding is a symbol of life and resurrection, pointing to the new life we have in Christ. It encourages us to seek spiritual growth and fruitfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_aaron's_life.htm">What were the key events in Aaron's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_one_act_bar_moses_from_canaan.htm">Numbers 20:12 - Why would a single act of disobedience prevent Moses and Aaron from entering the Promised Land, despite their lifelong dedication?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moses_barred_for_striking_the_rock.htm">Numbers 27:12-14: Why is Moses barred from entering the Promised Land for striking the rock, which seems like a minor offense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_114_8_consistent_with_moses'_rock.htm">Does the miraculous water from rock in Psalm 114:8 align with other biblical accounts of Moses striking a rock, or are there inconsistencies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12, 13) <span class= "bld">And the children of Israel spake unto Moses . . . --</span>The special manifestations of Divine power which the Israelites had witnessed excited within them salutary emotions of awe and of anxious apprehension, but do not seem to have awakened within them any corresponding sense of gratitude either for their deliverance from the plague, or for the privileges which they enjoyed by reason of the Divine presence amongst them. The true answer to their inquiry whether they were doomed utterly to perish is contained in the following chapter, in which the priesthood of Christ is typically set forth as bearing the iniquity of the sanctuary, and thus making reconciliation for the sins and securing the acceptance of the imperfect service of His people.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the children of Israel spake unto Moses.</span> It is a mistake to <span class="accented">unite</span> these verses specially with the following chapter, for they clearly belong to the story of Korah's rebellion, although not particularly connected with the miracle of the rod. These are the last wailings of the great storm which had raged against Moses and Aaron, which had roared so loudly and angrily at its height, which was now sobbing itself out in the petulant despair of defeated and disheartened men, cowed indeed, but not convinced, fearful to offend, yet not loving to obey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/17-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are perishing!</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּוַ֛עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(gā·wa‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1478.htm">Strong's 1478: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe out, expire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">We are lost;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֖דְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֥נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lost!</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבָֽדְנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">OT Law: Numbers 17:12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/17-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 17:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/17-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 17:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>