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It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us— a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If Yahweh is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and give it to us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If we obey the LORD, he will surely give us that land rich with milk and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us. This is a land flowing with milk and honey!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he will take us there and give us that rich and fertile land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he'll bring us into this land and give it to us. It flows with milk and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us--a land that is flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If the LORD delighteth in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If Yahweh delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us: a land which flows with milk and honey. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if YHWH has delighted in us, then He has brought us into this land, and has given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if Jehovah hath delighted in us, then He hath brought us in unto this land, and hath given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If Jehovah delight in us, and he brought us to this land, and he gave it to us; a land which it flowing with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If the Lord be favourable, he will bring us into it, and give us a land flowing with milk and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If the Lord will be gracious to us, he will lead us into it, and he will give us the land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us in to this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows indeed with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly, LORD JEHOVAH is pleased with us and brings us to this land and he gives to us this land that flows milk and honey.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it unto us--a land which floweth with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If the Lord choose us, he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which flows with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/14-8.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=4312" 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">7</span>and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: ḥā·p̄êṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">delights</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">in us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">He will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯā·nū (DirObjM:: 1cp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯā·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and He will give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">to us.</a> </span><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!”…<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="/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Deuteronomy 6:18</a></span><br />Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Deuteronomy 11:8-9</a></span><br />You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, / and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Deuteronomy 26:9</a></span><br />And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14</a></span><br />Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.<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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which flows with milk and honey.</p><p class="hdg">delight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Deuteronomy 10:15</a></b></br> Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, <i>even</i> you above all people, as <i>it is</i> this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-25.htm">2 Samuel 15:25,26</a></b></br> And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me <i>both</i> it, and his habitation: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">2 Samuel 22:20</a></b></br> He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.</p><p class="hdg">A land which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a></b></br> And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this <i>is</i> the fruit of it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Pleased</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/esther/6-6.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-22.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/numbers/16-13.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/numbers/24-1.htm">Pleased</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">The people murmur at the news</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Joshua and Caleb labor to still them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">God threatens them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-26.htm">The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">The men who raised the evil report die by a plague</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten</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'; 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The concept of God "delighting" in His people is seen throughout the Old Testament, where God's pleasure is linked to the faithfulness and righteousness of His followers (<a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Psalm 147:11</a>). The idea of divine delight suggests a personal relationship between God and His people, highlighting His willingness to bless those who trust and obey Him.<p><b>He will bring us into this land</b><br>This refers to the Promised Land, Canaan, which God had sworn to give to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>, <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The journey to this land is a central theme in the Pentateuch, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His promises. The phrase underscores God's active role in fulfilling His covenant, as He is the one who will lead and enable the Israelites to enter the land.<p><b>a land flowing with milk and honey</b><br>This description of Canaan emphasizes its fertility and abundance. "Milk and honey" symbolize prosperity and the richness of the land, indicating that it is a place of sustenance and blessing. This phrase is used multiple times in the Old Testament (<a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Exodus 3:17</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a>) to convey the idea of a bountiful inheritance. The imagery reflects the agricultural richness of the region, which was well-suited for pastoral and agrarian life.<p><b>and He will give it to us</b><br>This statement reaffirms God's promise to grant the land to the Israelites as an inheritance. It highlights the divine initiative and grace in the fulfillment of His promises. The giving of the land is not based on the Israelites' merit but on God's covenantal faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a>). This act of giving foreshadows the ultimate gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, who provides an eternal inheritance to believers (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promised to bring the Israelites into the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/caleb_and_joshua.htm">Caleb and Joshua</a></b><br>Two of the twelve spies sent to scout the Promised Land. They trusted in God's promise and encouraged the Israelites to do the same.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land God promised to Abraham and his descendants, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who were delivered from Egypt and were on the brink of entering the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_paran.htm">The Wilderness of Paran</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites camped and from where the spies were sent into Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as Caleb and Joshua trusted in God's promise to give them the land, we are called to trust in God's promises in our lives. Faith in God's word is essential for spiritual victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_delight_and_our_obedience.htm">God's Delight and Our Obedience</a></b><br>The phrase "If the LORD delights in us" implies a relationship based on obedience and faith. Our obedience to God can lead to His delight and blessings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_fear_with_faith.htm">Overcoming Fear with Faith</a></b><br>The Israelites' fear prevented them from entering the Promised Land. We must overcome fear with faith, trusting that God is greater than any obstacle we face.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_positive_report.htm">The Importance of a Positive Report</a></b><br>Caleb and Joshua brought back a positive report based on faith, not fear. Our words and attitudes can influence others positively or negatively in their faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unbelief.htm">The Consequences of Unbelief</a></b><br>The Israelites' unbelief led to wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. Unbelief can hinder our spiritual progress and delay God's promises in our lives.<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/who_are_the_calebites_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the Calebites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_jedp_theory.htm">What is the JEDP Theory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_spies'_account_with_no_evidence.htm">How do we reconcile the spies’ account of the land’s inhabitants (Numbers 14:6–9) with the absence of archaeological evidence for such large, formidable populations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_all_promises_kept_despite_canaanites.htm">Why does Joshua 21:45 assert that every divine promise was fulfilled, when other passages suggest lingering Canaanite presence? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If the Lord</span> <span class="cmt_word">delight in us.</span> An expression used by Moses himself (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Deuteronomy 10:15</a>). It did indeed place the whole matter in the only right light; all the doubt that could possibly exist was the doubt implied in that "if." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/14-8.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</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">is pleased with us,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָפֵ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·p̄êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵבִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us into</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">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֕רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowing</span><br /><span class="heb">זָבַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with milk</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honey,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּדְבָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḏə·ḇāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Honey, syrup</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He will give it to us.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְתָנָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ṯā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 14:8 If Yahweh delight in us then he (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/14-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 14:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/14-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 14:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:9" /></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>