Numbers 14:9 (DBY)

Passage

only rebel not against Jehovah; and fear not the people of the land; for they shall be our food. Their defence is departed from them, and Jehovah is with us: fear them not.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:7 And they spoke to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it out, is a very, very good land.

Numbers 14:8 If Jehovah delight in us, he will bring us into this land, and give it us, a land that flows with milk and honey;

Numbers 14:9 only rebel not against Jehovah; and fear not the people of the land; for they shall be our food. Their defence is departed from them, and Jehovah is with us: fear them not.

Numbers 14:10 And the whole assembly said that they should be stoned with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tent of meeting to all the children of Israel.

Numbers 14:11 And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe me, for all the signs which I have done among them?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "rebel", "against", "jehovah", "fear", "people", "land", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "rebel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "If Jehovah delight in us he will..." into verse 10's "And the whole assembly said that they...", so "only" and "rebel" 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 "only" and "rebel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.