Numbers 14:37 (DRB)

Passage

Died and were struck in the sight of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:35 For as I have spoken, so will I do to all this wicked multitude, that hath risen up together against me: in this wilderness shall it faint away and die.

Numbers 14:36 Therefore all the men, whom Moses had sent to view the land, and who at their return had made the whole multitude to murmur against him, speaking ill of the land that it was naught,

Numbers 14:37 Died and were struck in the sight of the Lord.

Numbers 14:38 But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb had gone to view the land.

Numbers 14:39 And Moses spoke all these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "Therefore all the men whom Moses had..." into verse 38's "But Josue the son of Nun and...", so "died" and "struck" 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 "died" and "struck" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.