Numbers 14:40 (GNV)

Passage

And they rose vp earely in the morning, and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountaine, saying, Loe, we be readie, to goe vp to the place which the Lord hath promised: for wee haue sinned.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:38 But Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, of those men that went to search the land, shall liue.

Numbers 14:39 Then Moses tolde these sayings vnto all the children of Israel, and the people sorowed greatly.

Numbers 14:40 And they rose vp earely in the morning, and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountaine, saying, Loe, we be readie, to goe vp to the place which the Lord hath promised: for wee haue sinned.

Numbers 14:41 But Moses said, Wherefore transgresse yee thus the commandement of the Lord? it will not so come well to passe.

Numbers 14:42 Goe not vp (for the Lord is not among you) lest ye be ouerthrowe before your enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rose", "earely", "morning", "gate", "toppe", "mountaine", "saying", and "readie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rose" and "earely", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "Then Moses tolde these sayings vnto all..." into verse 41's "But Moses said Wherefore transgresse yee thus...", so "rose" and "earely" 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 "rose" and "earely" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.