Numbers 14:26 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:24 My servant Caleb, who being full of another spirit hath followed me, I will bring into this land which he hath gone round: and his seed shall possess it.

Numbers 14:25 For the Amalecite and the Chanaanite dwell in the valleys. To morrow remove the camp, and return into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

Numbers 14:26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Numbers 14:27 How long doth this wicked multitude murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel.

Numbers 14:28 Say therefore to them: As I live, saith the Lord: According as you have spoken in my hearing, so will I do to you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For the Amalecite and the Chanaanite dwell..." into verse 27's "How long doth this wicked multitude murmur...", so "lord" and "spoke" 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 "lord" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.