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Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But all the congregation said to stone Joshua and Caleb with stones. But the glory <i>and</i> brilliance of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) before all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While the whole community threatened to stone them, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While the whole community threatened to stone them, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd threatened to stone Moses and Aaron to death. But just then, the LORD appeared in a cloud at the sacred tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But when the whole community of Israel talked about stoning Moses and Aaron to death, they all saw the glory of the LORD [shining] at the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The whole community was threatening to stone them to death, but suddenly the people saw the dazzling light of the LORD's presence appear over the Tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the entire congregation was talking about stoning them to death. Suddenly, the glory of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting to all of the Israelis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, the whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But all the congregation threatened to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting to all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But all the congregation required to stone them with stones: and the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But all the congregation threatened to stone them with stones. Yahweh’s glory appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the congregation says to stone them with stones, and the glory of YHWH has appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the company say to stone them with stones, and the honour of Jehovah hath appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the assembly will say to stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah was seen in the tent of appointment to all the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when all the multitude cried out, and would have stoned them, the glory of the Lord appeared over the tabernacle of the covenant to all the children of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when the entire multitude cried out, and they wanted to crush them with stones, the glory of the Lord appeared, over the roof of the covenant, to all the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the whole congregation threatened to stone them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the whole congregation said to stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all of the assembly said to stone them with stones, and the glory of LORD JEHOVAH was revealed in the cloud in the Time Tabernacle to the eyes of all the children of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But all the congregation bade stone them with stones, when the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the congregation bade stone them with stones; and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud on the tabernacle of witness to all the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/14-10.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=4335" 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/14.htm">The People Rebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">But the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</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.">threatened</a> <a href="/hebrew/7275.htm" title="7275: lir·gō·wm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To stone, kill by stoning. A primitive root; to cast together, i.e. To lapidate.">to stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">Joshua and Caleb.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">Then the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">appeared</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">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/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">at the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?…<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="/exodus/17-4.htm">Exodus 17:4</a></span><br />Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-28</a></span><br />But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / 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. / Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Joshua 9:18-20</a></span><br />But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders. / All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. / This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></span><br />And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-12.htm">2 Chronicles 20:12</a></span><br />Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24-26</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD. / So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-11</a></span><br />and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die! / How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. / When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Ezekiel 2:6</a></span><br />But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.<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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-28.htm">Luke 4:28-30</a></span><br />On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged. / They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. / But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a></span><br />At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33</a></span><br />When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54-57</a></span><br />On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him. / But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But 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.</p><p class="hdg">but all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-4.htm">Exodus 17:4</a></b></br> And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></b></br> And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></b></br> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, <i>thou</i> that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under <i>her</i> wings, and ye would not!</p><p class="hdg">and the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-19.htm">Numbers 16:19,42</a></b></br> And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-6.htm">Numbers 20:6</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Exodus 16:7,10</a></b></br> And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what <i>are</i> we, that ye murmur against us? 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Joshua and Caleb, two of the twelve spies sent to explore Canaan, brought back a positive report and encouraged the people to trust in God's promise. However, the congregation, influenced by the negative reports of the other ten spies, reacted with hostility. Stoning was a common form of execution for blasphemy or rebellion, indicating the severity of the people's anger. This reflects a recurring theme of Israel's lack of faith and trust in God, despite witnessing His miracles. The people's reaction can be seen as a rejection of God's chosen leaders and His plan, paralleling other instances of rebellion in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17-4.htm">Exodus 17:4</a>, <a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a>).<p><b>Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.</b><br>The appearance of the glory of the LORD signifies divine intervention at a critical moment. The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the central place of worship and where God's presence dwelled among the Israelites. This manifestation of God's glory served as a powerful reminder of His sovereignty and holiness. It often appeared in moments of crisis or decision, underscoring God's direct involvement in the affairs of His people (<a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a>, <a href="/leviticus/9-23.htm">Leviticus 9:23-24</a>). The glory of the LORD appearing here acts as a deterrent to the people's rebellion and a confirmation of Joshua and Caleb's faithfulness. It also foreshadows the ultimate revelation of God's glory in Jesus Christ, who is described as the radiance of God's glory (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua_and_caleb.htm">Joshua and Caleb</a></b><br>Two of the twelve spies sent to explore the Promised Land. They were the only ones who trusted in God's promise and encouraged the Israelites to take possession of the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_congregation_of_israel.htm">The Congregation of Israel</a></b><br>The collective body of the Israelites who, in fear and rebellion, threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb for their faithfulness and positive report.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_the_lord.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a></b><br>A manifestation of God's presence, often depicted as a radiant light or cloud, which appeared at the Tent of Meeting to intervene in the situation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>A sacred place where God communicated with Moses and the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_threat_of_stoning.htm">The Threat of Stoning</a></b><br>An expression of the congregation's rebellion and lack of faith, showing their willingness to resort to violence against God's chosen leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Joshua and Caleb exemplify unwavering faith in God's promises despite overwhelming opposition. Believers are called to trust in God's word even when circumstances seem daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rebellion.htm">The Danger of Rebellion</a></b><br>The Israelites' threat to stone Joshua and Caleb highlights the destructive nature of rebellion against God. It serves as a warning to guard against unbelief and disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protective_presence.htm">God's Protective Presence</a></b><br>The appearance of the glory of the LORD demonstrates God's protective presence over His faithful servants. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is with them in times of trial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_stand_alone.htm">Courage to Stand Alone</a></b><br>Joshua and Caleb's courage to stand alone in their convictions encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith, even when it means standing against the majority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The incident underscores the importance of godly leadership and the responsibility of leaders to guide others in faith and obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_striking_a_rock_yield_water_for_all.htm">Numbers 20:2-11 - How could striking a rock realistically produce enough water for an entire nation and their livestock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_14_27_mention_gentile_faith.htm">Why would Acts 14:27 assert God 'opened a door of faith to the Gentiles' when earlier passages (e.g., Acts 10) already describe Gentile inclusion?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">But all the congregation bade stone them with stones.--</span>All the congregation here, as elsewhere, seems to denote the princes or chief men of the congregation; otherwise it is difficult to understand to whom the order was addressed to stone Joshua and Caleb. Stoning appears to have been a mode of death commonly adopted in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/8-26.htm" title="And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: see, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?">Exodus 8:26</a>). Under the Jewish law stoning was the ordinary, and, as some think, the only prescribed mode of death, and was inflicted as the punishment for crimes such as adultery (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm" title="If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shall you put away evil from Israel.">Deuteronomy 22:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm" title="Then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor's wife: so you shall put away evil from among you.">Deuteronomy 22:24</a>), idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm" title="And you shall stone him with stones, that he die; because he has sought to thrust you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.">Deuteronomy 13:10</a>), witchcraft (<a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm" title="A man also or woman that has a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be on them.">Leviticus 20:27</a>), sabbath-breaking (<a href="/numbers/15-35.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.">Numbers 15:35</a>), and blasphemy (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm" title="And he that blasphemes the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.">Leviticus 24:16</a>). Moses had apprehended the same outbreak of popular violence on a former occasion (<a href="/exodus/17-4.htm" title="And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they be almost ready to stone me.">Exodus 17:4</a>), and, at a later period, David was threatened in a similar manner (<a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm" title="And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.">1Samuel 30:6</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bade stone them with stones.</span> Angry people cannot endure the counsels of calm reason, and perhaps the hostility which they felt against Moses they were very ready to vent upon his "minister." <span class="cmt_word">The glory of the Lord appeared., before all the children of Israel.</span> At the moment when they were about to proceed to violence, the Divine glory filled the tabernacle, and flashed forth with a brilliancy which compelled their awe. struck attention. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/14-10.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">But the entire</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">threatened</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 stone</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְגּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lir·gō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7275.htm">Strong's 7275: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cast together, to lapidate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Joshua and Caleb].</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֲבָנִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then the glory</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְב֣וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appeared</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְאָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(nir·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</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">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֖י</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">at the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֹ֣הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/14-10.htm">Numbers 14:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/14-10.htm">OT Law: Numbers 14:10 But all the congregation bade stone them (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/14-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 14:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 14:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:11" /></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>