Numbers 14:41 (DBY)

Passage

And Moses said, Why now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah? but it shall not prosper!

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:39 And Moses told all these sayings to all the children of Israel; then the people mourned greatly.

Numbers 14:40 And they rose up early in the morning, and went up to the hill-top, saying, Here are we, and we will go up to the place of which Jehovah has spoken; for we have sinned.

Numbers 14:41 And Moses said, Why now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah? but it shall not prosper!

Numbers 14:42 Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies;

Numbers 14:43 for the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword; for as ye have turned away from Jehovah, Jehovah will not be with you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "And they rose up early in the..." into verse 42's "Go not up for Jehovah is not...", so "moses" and "said" 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 "moses" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.