Numbers 14:26 (ASV)

Passage

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:24 but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Numbers 14:25 Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

Numbers 14:26 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Numbers 14:27 How long [shall I bear] with this evil congregation, that murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

Numbers 14:28 Say unto them, As I live, saith Jehovah, surely as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "spake", "moses", "aaron", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "spake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell..." into verse 27's "How long shall I bear with this...", so "jehovah" and "spake" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "spake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.